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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-2862

Original release date:08/05/2010
Last revised:09/17/2010
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Integer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader 8.2.3 and 9.3.3, and Acrobat 9.3.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TrueType font with a large maxCompositePoints value in a Maximum Profile (maxp) table.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:9.3 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA10-231A
Name: TA10-231A
Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/
Hyperlink:http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/04/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader-40089737/
External Source: MISC
Name: http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf
Hyperlink:http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 40766
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/40766
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11693
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11693

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11693
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11693

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
line trunkNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.3
Nav control imageConfiguration 2
spacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2862