Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2010-3658

 

Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2010-3658

Published: January 5, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3507
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3658
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing PDF documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2010-3658

Install the latest version from vendor's website. The vulnerability is fixed in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.4 and 8.2.5.

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