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CVE-2014-0496
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 40.2%
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
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 40.24% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0496
References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0496US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.