CVE-2013-0641

Known Exploited

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 89.39% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html broken link vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807 third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html broken link
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0641?
CVE-2013-0641 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0641?
To fix CVE-2013-0641, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-0641 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2013-0641 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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