CVE-2010-2201

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with crafted Flash content involving the (1) pushstring (0x2C) operator, (2) debugfile (0xF1) operator, and an "invalid pointer vulnerability" that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1285 and CVE-2010-2168.

Exploit likelihood

14.3%Down 14.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2010-2201
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-2201
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-2217 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-2217
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qm3q-8q36-x3vh No score

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow...

Record: GHSA-qm3q-8q36-x3vh
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 0:9.3.3-2.el4	0:9.3.3-2.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 0:9.3.3-2.el4	0:9.3.3-2.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 0:9.3.3-1.el5	0:9.3.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 0:9.3.3-1.el5	0:9.3.3-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 0:9.3.3-1.el5	0:9.3.3-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 0:9.3.3-1.el5	0:9.3.3-1.el5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Adobe Acrobat and Reader - 'pushstring' Memory Corruption	2010-09-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-2201 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published June 30, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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