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CVE-2010-2883

97
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2883 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in CoolType.dll affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.x prior to 9.4 and 8.x prior to 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through specially crafted PDF documents containing a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table within a TTF font. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, with multiple Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries available, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its widespread impact and continued relevance in threat landscapes.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 8.0, < 8.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0, < 9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0, < 8.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0, < 9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.3HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
82.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jun 8, 2022
Metasploit: Adobe CoolType SING Table "uniqueName" Stack Buffer Overflow · Sep 7, 2010
ExploitDB: EDB-16619 · Sep 25, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8248 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 759 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: acroread-0:9.4.0-1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: acroread-0:9.4.0-1.el5
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adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2883Critical

Acroread: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing certain fonts (APSA10-02)

Sep 8, 2010

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
blog.metasploit.com / 2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
Broken Link
community.websense.com / blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/41340
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43025
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/61635
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
Broken Link
adobe.com / support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
Vendor Advisory
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
Vendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/491991
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/43057
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
turbolinux.co.jp / security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
Broken Link
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2331
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0191
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0344
Broken LinkVendor Advisory