CVE-2013-0641 Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow

Exploited in the wild High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted PDF documents in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, requiring users to upgrade to patched versions.

Exploited in the wild
Since 3 Mar 2022
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-0641?

CVE-2013-0641 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0641?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0641?

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

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-0641 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2013-0641 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3xgg-69w3-vvww.

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