CVE-2010-2204

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 9.x < 9.3.3 and 8.x < 8.2.3 - Denial of Service or Remote Code Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-2204. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit code generates a malicious PDF file that triggers a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9.3.2 (CoolType.dll), leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The PoC includes a crafted PDF structure with embedded shellcode-like data to exploit the vulnerability.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by LiquidWorm · cdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14121

This exploit code generates a malicious PDF file that triggers a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9.3.2 (CoolType.dll), leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The PoC includes a crafted PDF structure with embedded shellcode-like data to exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Reader 9.3.2 and earlier
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious PDF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7242
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41231
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159

Scores

EPSS 0.1301
EPSS Percentile 95.8%

Details

Status published
Products (40)
adobe/acrobat 9.0
adobe/acrobat 9.1
adobe/acrobat 9.1.1
adobe/acrobat 9.1.2
adobe/acrobat 9.1.3
adobe/acrobat 9.2
adobe/acrobat 9.3
adobe/acrobat 9.3.1
adobe/acrobat 9.3.2
adobe/acrobat 8.0
... and 30 more
Published Jun 30, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026