# CVE-2013-2729: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Integer Overflow

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via an integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 28 Mar 2022 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 May 2013
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q39j-xwr5-2ggj

## What is CVE-2013-2729?

CVE-2013-2729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 16 May 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

Integer 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-2013-2727.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2729?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, 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-2013-2729?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 18 Apr 2022.

## Is CVE-2013-2729 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2013-2729 in the wild since at least 28 Mar 2022.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/feliam/CVE-2013-2729 (github_poc): https://github.com/feliam/CVE-2013-2729
- Adobe Reader X 10.1.4.38 - '.BMP'/'.RLE' Heap Corruption (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-2013-2729 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-2729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 16 May 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: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2013-2729 in the wild since at least 28 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-2013-2729/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2729/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2729
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2729
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2729

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