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CVE-2013-0641 kev in the critical feed json

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 execut…

published 2013-02-14 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-0652

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-03-03
epss
32.3%
EPSS 32.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • adobe acrobat 9.5.4, 10.1.6, 11.0.02
  • adobe acrobat_reader 9.5.4, 10.1.6, 11.0.02
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.5.4-1.el5_9
  • acroread RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.5.4-1.el6
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.5.4-1.el5_9
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.5.4-1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0551

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-0641 updated cvss 6.8

acroread: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (APSB13-07)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.4-1.el6, acroread-plugin 9.5.4-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.5.4-1.el5_9, acroread-plugin 9.5.4-1.el5_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.4-1.el6, acroread-plugin 9.5.4-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.4-1.el6, acroread-plugin 9.5.4-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0551

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA patch deadline
  4. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-03-24 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Adobe, Reader
CISA name
Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1204.002 Malicious File exploitation
  • T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer primary impact
  • T1048 Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol secondary impact

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

32.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

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