CVE DATABASE / CVE-2013-0640
CVE-2013-0640
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVSS 7.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-03-24.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Adobe acrobatAdobe acrobat readerApple mac os xMicrosoft windowsOpensuse opensuseSuse linux enterprise desktopRedhat enterprise linux desktopRedhat enterprise linux eusRedhat enterprise linux serverRedhat enterprise linux server ausRedhat enterprise linux workstationLinux linux kernel
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References
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16406
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0640
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.