CVEs / CVE-2013-0641
CVE-2013-0641: Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 32.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader which allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
Description
Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
References
- CVE-2013-0641 on NVD
- CVE-2013-0641 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html Broken Link
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html Broken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0641 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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