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CVE-2011-2462: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2011-2462
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The Universal 3D (U3D) component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: Reader and AcrobatRemote code executionDenial of service
What
A memory corruption vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to the potential for exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Update to the latest version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-06-08
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2462

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2011-2462coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe Reader and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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