Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with crafted Flash content involving the (1) pushstring (0x2C) operator, (2) debugfile (0xF1) operator, and an "invalid pointer vulnerability" that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1285 and CVE-2010-2168.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.3.3-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0503 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.3.3-2.el4 | RHSA-2010:0503 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe Acrobat and Reader - 'pushstring' Memory Corruption EDB-14982 · local · Sep 12, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2010:0503 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 20100630 VUPEN Security Research - Adobe Acrobat and Reader "pushstring" Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2010-2201) mailing-list
- 41237 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1636 vdb-entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
- 1024159 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6854 vdb-entry signature