# CVE-2013-0640: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted PDF documents in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 3 Mar 2022 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2013
- **Updated:** 22 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mvv-qmf3-7p25

## What is CVE-2013-0640?

CVE-2013-0640 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 14 Feb 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0640?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-0640?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 Mar 2022.

## Is CVE-2013-0640 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2013-0640 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe Acrobat Reader - ASLR + DEP Bypass with Sandbox Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat

- [CVE-2021-28550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28550/): Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-21017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21017/): Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-based Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0546/): Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0496/): Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-3346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3346/): Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0640 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-0640 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 14 Feb 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2013-0640 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022.

Affected product: Adobe Acrobat. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0640/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0640/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0640
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0640
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-0640

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