CVE-2010-2168

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with crafted Flash content, involving the newfunction (0x44) operator and an "invalid pointer vulnerability" that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1285 and CVE-2010-2201.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 30, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-2168: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix