CVE-2011-2440

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and...

9.3 HighFix available

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

4.90%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-2440
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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-2440
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-2429 No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2011-2429
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c69-rf98-xxrg No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and...

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-5c69-rf98-xxrg
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4	before 0:9.4.6-1.el4	0:9.4.6-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4	before 0:9.4.6-1.el4	0:9.4.6-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:9.4.6-1.el5	0:9.4.6-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:9.4.6-1.el5	0:9.4.6-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:9.4.6-1.el5	0:9.4.6-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:9.4.6-1.el5	0:9.4.6-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	before 0:9.4.6-1.el6	0:9.4.6-1.el6
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	before 0:9.4.6-1.el6	0:9.4.6-1.el6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2011-2440 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published September 15, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.90%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in acroread 0:9.4.6-1.el4.

References

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