CVE-2010-3657: Medium severity Adobe Acrobat vulnerability

Published Oct 6, 2010

Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3656.

Affected Software

49 affected components

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 reader=8.0

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.1

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.2

Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.4

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=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

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3657?

CVE-2010-3657 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3657?

To fix CVE-2010-3657, users should update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 9.4 or later for version 9.x and to version 8.2.5 or later for version 8.x.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2010-3657?

CVE-2010-3657 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.5 and 9.x before 9.4 on Windows and Mac OS X.

Can CVE-2010-3657 be exploited remotely?

While CVE-2010-3657 can cause a denial of service, its details do not explicitly state if it can be exploited remotely, making further investigation necessary.

Is there any workaround for CVE-2010-3657?

Currently, the recommended approach for CVE-2010-3657 is to apply the available updates from Adobe rather than relying on workarounds.