Is CVE-2010-2883 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2883 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2883?

CVE-2010-2883 has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2010-2883?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2010-2883.

Fix CVE-2010-2883 - HIGH adobe acrobat

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2010-2883?

4 products: adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat, adobe acrobat reader, adobe acrobat reader.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 9/9/2010
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2010-2883

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