CVE-2010-2883

CRITICALNVD 7.39.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 82%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
82%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 9, 2010

Last Modified

April 21, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 20, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
cert🔴 Active Exploitation

VU#491991 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Adobe - Security Advisories: APSA10-02 - Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
generic

Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201101-08) — Gentoo security

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
generic
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatacroread-0:9.4.0-1.el52010-10-06redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 65× in last 7d / 384× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-27 12:37 UTCVendor advisory
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  6. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
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  25. 2026-07-21 15:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  27. 2026-07-21 13:39 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-21 13:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-16619✓ verified
    First seen Sep 25, 2010

    Adobe CoolType - SING Table 'uniqueName' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-16494✓ verified
    First seen Sep 20, 2010

    Adobe CoolType - SING Table 'uniqueName' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/adobe_cooltype_sing✓ verified
    First seen Sep 7, 2010

    Adobe CoolType SING Table "uniqueName" Stack Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_cooltype_sing✓ verified
    First seen Sep 7, 2010

    Adobe CoolType SING Table "uniqueName" Stack Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2010-2883?
CVE-2010-2883 is a critical vulnerability published on September 9, 2010. Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent…
When was CVE-2010-2883 disclosed?
CVE-2010-2883 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 9, 2010, with the most recent update on April 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2010-2883 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2010-2883 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 8, 2022, affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2010-2883?
CVE-2010-2883 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2010-2883?
CVE-2010-2883 affects Adobe Acrobat and Reader. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2010-2883?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2010-2883, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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