CVE-2010-2883

HighPublished

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published: Sep 9, 2010
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Assigning CNA: adobe
Evidence observed: Sep 20, 2010

Primary CVSS

7.3/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

82.4%

High · next 30 days

Percentile: 99.7%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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CISA Known Exploited

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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.

Sources

CVE-2010-2883PoC
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2010-2883 using buffer overflow, ROP chain, and heap spraying techniques, with Metasploit integration for educational research.
Adobe CoolType - SING Table 'uniqueName' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)Exploit
Metasploit · windows · Sep 20, 2010
Adobe CoolType - SING Table 'uniqueName' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)Exploit
Metasploit · windows · Sep 25, 2010

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