Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2011-2462)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-06-08 · CVE-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 added CVE-2011-2462 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 8, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
All live incidents on Threat Watch
