Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe Reader 9.3.2 - 'CoolType.dll' Remote Memory Corruption / Denial of Service EDB-14121 · dos · Jun 29, 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
- ADV-2010-1636 vdb-entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7242 vdb-entry signature
- 41231 vdb-entry
- 1024159 vdb-entry