CVE-2013-2729
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2727.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 66.55% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 8 July 2013
- CISA KEV
- Listed 28 March 2022 · due 18 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat reader · suse/linux enterprise desktop · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 66.6% 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-2013-2729
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0826.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-15.htmlNot Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16717Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0826.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-15.htmlNot Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16717Broken Link
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2729US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.