CVE-2010-2862

HIGH

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.

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2010-08-05

Updated: 2017-09-19

Type: CWE-189

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: HIGH