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Vulnerability · CVE-2011-2462

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Published Dec 7, 2011 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Patch now

CVE-2011-2462 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 22, 2022. Confirm Adobe Acrobat and Reader against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
88.88%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/acrobat · cpe adobe/acrobat reader · stated Acrobat and Reader · vendor Adobe Acrobat and Reader · vendor Adobe Reader and Acrobat · vendor n/a n/a

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.

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  • cpe adobe/acrobatversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/acrobat readerversion unspecified
  • stated Acrobat and Reader<= 10.1.1
  • vendor Adobe Acrobat and Readerversion unspecified
  • vendor Adobe Reader and Acrobatversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2011-2462

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2011-2462 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 22, 2022. Confirm Adobe Acrobat and Reader against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Acrobat and Reader <= 10.1.1. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 88.88%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 7, 2011 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 22, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2011-2462

    The Universal 3D (U3D) component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-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 vector

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2011-2462

    30-day exploitation probability 88.9%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference18366

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/adobe_reader_u3d

    Public module reference (average). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 vector

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2011-2462

    The Universal 3D (U3D) component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.