CVE-2010-4091

Exp

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2010-11-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4091 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.52%, 97th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-4091

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
15419 exploit_db edb 2010-11-04 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4091

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 2026-06-15 41.05% 18.52% -22.53%
2 2025-12-14 32.25% 41.05% +8.80%
3 2025-12-12 — 32.25% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4091

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4091

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4091

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-4091: 2 GLSA(s) (201101-08, 201201-19), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-4091
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4091
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-4091 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (acroread, adobereader-deu), 12 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 8, DNE 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4091

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4091

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat_reader 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 8.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 9.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 8.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 9.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4091

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0024.html Exploit
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/11/potential-issue-in-adobe-reader.html
http://extraexploit.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-disclosure-xplpdf-adober-reader-94.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/69005
http://secunia.com/advisories/42095 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42401 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15419 Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0934.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44638
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024684
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025033
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2890 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3111 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0337 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62996
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12527
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