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CVE-2010-1240
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in…
High9.3EPSS 73.6%
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- mitre
Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 73.6% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- ADV-2010-1636 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- TA10-231A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 1024159 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [dailydave] 20100401 0day, it may not be (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7466 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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