CVE-2011-2462

Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on...

9.8 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

88.6%Down 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2011-2462
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.8

Record: CVE-2011-2462
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-2451 8.8

Record: EUVD-2011-2451
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2wp-w28c-8vg2 9.8

Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on...

Record: GHSA-g2wp-w28c-8vg2
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

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).

Record: CVE-2011-2462
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el4	0:9.4.7-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el4	0:9.4.7-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el5	0:9.4.7-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el5	0:9.4.7-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el5	0:9.4.7-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el5	0:9.4.7-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el6	0:9.4.7-1.el6
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.7-1.el6	0:9.4.7-1.el6

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Adobe Reader U3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability	2011-12-06
Exploit-DB	Adobe Reader - U3D Memory Corruption (Metasploit)	2012-01-14

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2011-2462 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published December 7, 2011. 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 88.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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