CVEs / CVE-2014-0496
CVE-2014-0496: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- high 10 CVSS 2.0 (NVD)
- EPSS 39.9% 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
Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a use-after-free vulnerability which can allow for code execution.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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 2.0 | 10 highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2014-0496 on NVD
- CVE-2014-0496 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199 Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0496 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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