CVE-2010-4091

Summary

CVECVE-2010-4091
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-07 22:00:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat 10.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.1.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.2.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.2.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.2.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 8.2.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.3.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.3.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat 9.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.5 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.6 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.7 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.2.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.2.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.2.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.2.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.1 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.3 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.4 All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB10-28 - Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Adobe Reader "Doc.printSeps()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB11-03 - Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
Potential issue in Adobe Reader « Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.adobe.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: acoread (SUSE-SA:2010:05 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Adobe Reader Memory Corruption Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Adobe Reader 9.4 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityTracker: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
osvdb.org/69005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Acrobat Reader v9.4 Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Gentoo update for acroread - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for acroread - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
extraexploit: full disclosure xpl.pdf Adober Reader 9.4 poc - printSeps() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 extraexploit.blogspot.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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