CVE-2011-2436

Heap-based buffer overflow in the image-parsing library in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8...

9.3 HighFix available

Heap-based buffer overflow in the image-parsing library 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

5.94%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2011-2436
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-2436
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-2425 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-2425
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg4x-79m7-3r5p No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the image-parsing library in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8...

Record: GHSA-hg4x-79m7-3r5p
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4	before 0:9.4.6-1.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-2011-2436 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 5.94%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in acroread 0:9.4.6-1.el4.

References

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