Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2011-2462 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Adobe Acrobat Client/Desktop applications / Office applications Adobe Reader Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
Vendor | Adobe |
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU2807
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2462
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling Universal 3D (U3D) data. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Update Adobe Reader 9.x for Windows, Macintosh and Linux to version 9.5.
Update Adobe Reader X 10.x for Windows and Macintosh to version 10.1.2.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh
Update Adobe Acrobat 9.x for Windows and Macintosh to version 9.5.
Update Adobe Acrobat X 10.x for Windows and Macintosh to version 10.1.2.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat: 10.0.0 - 10.1.1, 9.0 - 9.4.7
Adobe Reader: 10.0.0 - 10.x, 9.0 - 9.4.7
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?