CVE-2010-2862

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-08-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader 8.2.3 and 9.3.3, and Acrobat 9.3.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TrueType font with a large maxCompositePoints value in a Maximum Profile (maxp) table.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: 9.3.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader: 8.2.3, 9.3.3

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/40766
http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11693
http://secunia.com/advisories/40766
http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11693

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