CVE DATABASE / CVE-2013-0641
CVE-2013-0641
Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow 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
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 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 windowsLinux linux kernelRedhat enterprise linux desktopRedhat enterprise linux eusRedhat enterprise linux serverRedhat enterprise linux server ausRedhat enterprise linux workstationOpensuse opensuseSuse linux enterprise desktop
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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://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit
- 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%3A16296
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0641
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.