## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=SAINT:863FBE57AF40D9EA045132B4DB784042
Added: 09/17/2010
CVE: [CVE-2010-2883](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2010-2883>)
BID: [43057](<http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057>)
OSVDB: [67849](<http://www.osvdb.org/67849>)
### Background
[Adobe Reader](<http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/>) is free software for viewing PDF documents.
### Problem
A buffer overflow in the CoolType.dll module allows command execution when a user opens a PDF document containing a long, specially crafted field in a SING table within a TrueType font.
### Resolution
Apply the fix referenced in [APSA10-02](<http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html>) when available.
### References
<http://secunia.com/advisories/41340>
### Limitations
Exploit works on Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and requires a user to open the exploit file.
The IO::Uncompress and Compress::Zlib PERL modules must be installed on the SAINTexploit host in order to run this exploit.
### Platforms
Windows