CVE-2013-2730 in the critical feed json
Buffer 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 arbit…
published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-2669
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 78.8%
- EPSS 78.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit and Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer 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-2013-2733.
Patch / fix
- acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.5.5-1.el5_9
- acroread RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.5.5-1.el6_4
- acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.5.5-1.el5_9
- acroread-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.5.5-1.el6_4
red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0826
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-2730 updated cvss 6.8
acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB13-15)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.5-1.el6_4, acroread-plugin 9.5.5-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.5.5-1.el5_9, acroread-plugin 9.5.5-1.el5_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.5-1.el6_4, acroread-plugin 9.5.5-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.5-1.el6_4, acroread-plugin 9.5.5-1.el6_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0826
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Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/local/adobe_sandbox_adobecollabsync)
- Published
Exploit prediction
78.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/local/adobe_sandbox_adobecollabsync AdobeCollabSync Buffer Overflow Adobe Reader X Sandbox Bypass metasploit exploit, great rank, 2013-05-14
- EDB-25725 AdobeCollabSync - Local Buffer Overflow / Adobe Reader X Sandbox Bypass (Metasploit) local, 2013-05-26
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59923 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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adobe.com
/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-15.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/59923
vdb-entry, exploit
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00004.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-0826.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16631
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-2730
- NVD CVE-2013-2730
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