CVE-2010-2883

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x...

7.3 HighIn KEVPublic exploitFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

81.4%Up 3.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.3

Record: CVE-2010-2883
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.3

Record: CVE-2010-2883
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-2887 7.3

Record: EUVD-2010-2887
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m6wc-h767-27c3 7.3

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x...

Record: GHSA-m6wc-h767-27c3
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

Record: CVE-2010-2883
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4	before 0:9.4.0-1.el4	0:9.4.0-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4	before 0:9.4.0-1.el4	0:9.4.0-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:9.4.0-1.el5	0:9.4.0-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:9.4.0-1.el5	0:9.4.0-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:9.4.0-1.el5	0:9.4.0-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:9.4.0-1.el5	0:9.4.0-1.el5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Adobe CoolType SING Table "uniqueName" Stack Buffer Overflow	2010-09-07
Metasploit	Adobe CoolType SING Table "uniqueName" Stack Buffer Overflow	2010-09-07
Exploit-DB	Adobe CoolType - SING Table 'uniqueName' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)	2010-09-20
Exploit-DB	Adobe CoolType - SING Table 'uniqueName' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)	2010-09-25
PoC in GitHub	avielzecharia/CVE-2010-2883	2025-09-22

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2010-2883 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published September 9, 2010. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since June 8, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since June 8, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 81.4%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in acroread 0:9.4.0-1.el4.

References

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