# CVE-2013-2549: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by breaking out of the sandbox in Adobe Reader, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f39f-hvgr-fwwx

## What is CVE-2013-2549?

CVE-2013-2549 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 11 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader 11.0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a "break into the sandbox," as demonstrated by George Hotz during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2549?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-2549?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-2549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader

- [CVE-2009-0927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0927/): Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0511/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0512/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1152/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1153/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2549 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-2549 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 11 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Acrobat Reader. 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-2013-2549/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2549/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2549
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2549
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2549

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