CVE-2013-0641Buffer 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…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 3, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 24, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 3, 2022; federal remediation due Mar 24, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 32.35% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- adobe
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
adobe acrobat adobe:acrobat | from 9.0 before 9.5.4; from 10.0 before 10.1.6; from 11.0 before 11.0.02 | NVD |
adobe acrobat_reader adobe:acrobat_reader | from 10.0 before 10.1.6; from 11.0 before 11.0.02; from 9.0 before 9.5.4 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | 5.9; 6.4 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus | 5.9; 6.4 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | NVD |
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse | 11.4; 12.1 | NVD |
suse linux_enterprise_desktop suse:linux_enterprise_desktop | 10; 11 | NVD |
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.htmlx-refsource-confirm, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.htmlx-refsource-misc, broken-link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.htmlx-refsource-confirm, broken-link
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploitx-refsource-misc, broken-link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0641us-government-resource
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