CVE-2011-0593 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 10.x prior to 10.0.1, 9.x prior to 9.4.2, and 8.x prior to 8.2.6 on both Windows and Mac OS X. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Universal 3D (U3D) file, which triggers the overflow during decompression. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but granting complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for significant impact necessitates patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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