CVE-2010-2883

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
• http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635
• http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057
• http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: active
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2883

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
• http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635
• http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057
• http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html

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