# CVE-2014-0511: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wm75-43hc-r26j

## What is CVE-2014-0511?

CVE-2014-0511 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 27 Mar 2014. 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 11.0.06 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0511?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0511?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0511 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-2014-0512](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)
- [CVE-2004-0630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0630/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0511 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0511 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 27 Mar 2014. 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-2014-0511 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-2014-0511/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0511/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0511
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0511
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0511

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.