CVE-2011-2462
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- High 8.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 8 Jun 2022
Description
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 7 Dec 2011
- Last changed
- 21 Nov 2025
- Assigned by
- adobe
- KEV added
- 8 Jun 2022
- KEV fix due
- 22 Jun 2022
- EPSS
- 88.581% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.777% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 7 Dec 2011 Published
- 8 Jun 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue