CVE-2011-2462

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2462
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-12-07 19:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 21:13:14 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.863190000 probability, percentile 0.997160000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a | CWE-787 CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAdobe
ProductReader and Acrobat
NameAdobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2462

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Opengroup Unix - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB12-01 - Prenotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Not Applicable
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA11-350A -- Adobe Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0086-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Broken Link
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Adobe Security Advisories: APSA11-04 - Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0087-1: important: acroread af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Broken Link
github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Issue Tracking
Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB11-30 - Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Not Applicable
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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