CVE-2010-3623: Buffer Overflow

Published Oct 6, 2010

Updated

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.5 and 9.x before 9.4 on Mac OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Affected Software

51 affected components

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.0

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.4

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.5

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.6

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.7

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.2.4

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.0

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.3

Adobe Acrobat reader=9.3.4

Apple iOS and macOS

Adobe Acrobat=8.0

Adobe Acrobat=8.1

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.1

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.2

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.3

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.4

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.5

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.6

Adobe Acrobat=8.1.7

Adobe Acrobat=8.2

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.1

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.2

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.3

Adobe Acrobat=8.2.4

Adobe Acrobat=9.0

Adobe Acrobat=9.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.4

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html

Event History

Oct 6, 2010

CVE Published

via MITRE·04:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·04:00 PM

Description

Data Sourced

05:00 PM

DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3623?

CVE-2010-3623 is considered critical due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution and cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3623?

To remediate CVE-2010-3623, users should update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest version provided by Adobe.

What versions are affected by CVE-2010-3623?

CVE-2010-3623 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x before 8.2.5 and 9.x before 9.4 on Mac OS X.

What types of attacks can CVE-2010-3623 lead to?

Exploitation of CVE-2010-3623 can lead to remote code execution or cause memory corruption resulting in a denial of service.

What platforms are vulnerable to CVE-2010-3623?

CVE-2010-3623 specifically impacts Mac OS X systems running the affected versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.