CVE-2010-1240 (GCVE-0-2010-1240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-04-05 15:15 – Updated: 2024-08-07 01:14
VLAI
Summary
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2354 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2010-03-31 00:00
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