CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-2436: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Sep 15 2011(Updated: )

Heap-based buffer overflow in the image-parsing library in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Credit: psirt@adobe.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1.6
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=10.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.2.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.4.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.2.6
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=10.0.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.2.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.2.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.3.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.4.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.1.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.2.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1.7
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.3.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.3.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=10.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.4.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.3.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=10.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager=9.4.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1.7
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.2.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.2.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.2.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.2.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.2.6
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1.6
Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.2.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-2436?

    CVE-2011-2436 is rated as critical due to potential arbitrary code execution by attackers.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-2436?

    To mitigate CVE-2011-2436, update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 8.3.1 or later for 8.x, 9.4.6 or later for 9.x, and 10.1.1 or later for 10.x.

  • Which versions of Adobe Reader are affected by CVE-2011-2436?

    CVE-2011-2436 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2011-2436?

    Attackers can exploit CVE-2011-2436 to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted images.

  • Is it possible to detect an exploit of CVE-2011-2436?

    Detection of an exploit for CVE-2011-2436 requires monitoring for unusual activity and signatures associated with malicious image payloads.

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