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CVE-2010-4091

51
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4091 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 10.x, 9.x, and 8.x on Windows and Mac OS X. This flaw, specifically within the EScript.api plugin's printSeps function, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited over a network with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit (EDB-15419) exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
18.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-15419 · Nov 4, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1852 is in the 84th 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 (4)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Extras for RHEL 4Fixed in: acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: acroread-0:9.4.1-1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4091Critical

acroread: remote DoS or possible arbitrary code execution via EScript.api plugin

Nov 4, 2010

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0024.html
Exploit
blogs.adobe.com / psirt/2010/11/potential-issue-in-adobe-reader.html
extraexploit.blogspot.com / 2010/11/full-disclosure-xplpdf-adober-reader-94.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00001.html
osvdb.org / 69005
secunia.com / advisories/42095
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42401
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43025
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/62996
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12527
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html
PatchVendor Advisory
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
exploit-db.com / exploits/15419
Exploit
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0934.html
securityfocus.com / bid/44638
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2890
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3111
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0191
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0337
Vendor Advisory