# CVE-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

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-06-08, remediation due 2022-06-22
- Published: 2011-12-07 · Updated: 2025-11-21

## Summary

Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat on Windows, Mac OS X, and UNIX, specifically their U3D component, are affected. An attacker who can reach a user remotely could potentially run arbitrary code on the system or crash the program through memory corruption.

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## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00020.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00019.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14562
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-350A.html

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