CVE-2010-2862
N/A
Published: August 5, 2010 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobat
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/40766x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdfThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.htmlVDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11693Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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