CVE-2011-2462
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability
The Universal 3D (U3D) component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).
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Remediation due: 2022-06-22
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00020.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0011.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-350A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14562
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-2462
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