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title: "CVE-2011-2462\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-2462

Publication date 7 December 2011

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2462?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| acroread | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 9.4.7-1oneiric1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 9.4.7-1natty1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 9.4.7-1maverick1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 9.4.7-1lucid1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2462)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2462)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2462)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2462)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2462>
* <https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog>