CVE-2013-0641
Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 32.35% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 32.3% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0641
References
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.htmlBroken Link
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploitBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296Broken Link
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.htmlBroken Link
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploitBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0641US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.