CVE-2010-2601

Multiple buffer overflows in the PDF distiller in the Attachment Service component in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software 4.1.7 and earlier and 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4 and earlier, allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.

Published: 2010-10-14 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2601 is rated Moderate Risk (58.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.05%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2601

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-07 3.53% 2.05% -1.48%
2 2026-01-07 4.72% 3.53% -1.19%
3 2025-03-17 4.72%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2601

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2601

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2601

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rim blackberry_enterprise_server <= 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.6:mr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_professional_software <= 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_professional_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2601

URL Tags
http://blackberry.com/btsc/KB24547 Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence