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CVE-2010-1278

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1278 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Atlcom.get_atlcom ActiveX control in gp.ocx within Adobe Download Manager, impacting Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x prior to 8.2 and 9.x prior to 9.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system through unspecified parameters, posing a significant risk. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited with medium attack complexity over a network, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the potential impact remains severe.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0812 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7500
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/510868/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com / id
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-10-077