Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVE-2011-2462
Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:86.12%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-787 ↗CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | all |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| opengroup | unix | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2011-06-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2011-12-07T19:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2011-12-06 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-21T15:56:38 |
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