Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in rt3d.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors related to a crafted length value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0563 and CVE-2011-0589.
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 6 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-3.el6_0 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
| RHEL 5 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-1.el5 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
| RHEL 4 | acroread +1 | 9.4.2-1.el4 | RHSA-2011:0301 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0301 Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- ADV-2011-0492 vdb-entry
- 43470 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0301 vendor-advisory
- 46201 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0337 vdb-entry
- 1025033 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12550 vdb-entry signature
- adobe-reader-acrobat-rt3d-bo(65309) vdb-entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
- 20110208 ZDI-11-075: Adobe Acrobat Reader rt3d.dll Multimedia Playing Arbitrary Memory Overwite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability mailing-list