CVE-2013-2549

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.44% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309771882612281344
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-15.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0826.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16809 vdb entry signature
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2549?
CVE-2013-2549 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2549?
To fix CVE-2013-2549, 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-2013-2549 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2549 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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