CVE-2010-1241

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-04-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the custom heap management system in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.2, and 8.x before 8.2.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, aka FG-VD-10-005.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat Reader: 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.4, 8.1.5 (+12)

References

http://blog.fortinet.com/the-upcoming-blackhat-europe-2010-presentation/
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006077.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-09.html
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-eu-10/bh-eu-10-briefings.html#Li
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39227
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39329
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103C.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0873
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVHtY1-0q8
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57589
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6940
http://blog.fortinet.com/the-upcoming-blackhat-europe-2010-presentation/

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