CVE-2010-3656

CVE-2010-3656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (90th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Affected product: Adobe Acrobat
• Published: 2010-10-06
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3657.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3656?

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3657.

How severe is CVE-2010-3656?

CVE-2010-3656 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2010-3656 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 5% (90th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2010-3656?

CVE-2010-3656 primarily affects Adobe Acrobat. In total, 49 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3656?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2010-3656 published?

CVE-2010-3656 was published on 2010-10-06 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7484

Affected products (49)

• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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