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CVE-2013-0641

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 14, 2013 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC
9 products affected across 4 vendorsAcrobat ReaderAcrobatEnterprise Linux Desktop· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 32%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score32.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 32.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader which allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 24, 2022
1678 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0641

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Acrobat· Adobe
95%
10.0 ≤ v < 10.1.611.0 ≤ v < 11.0.029.0 ≤ v < 9.5.4
Affected range stops below 10.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Acrobat Reader· Adobe
95%
10.0 ≤ v < 10.1.611.0 ≤ v < 11.0.029.0 ≤ v < 9.5.4
Affected range stops below 10.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
openSUSE· openSUSE
95%
11.412.1
Enterprise Linux Desktop· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.0
Enterprise Linux Eus· Red Hatrpm
95%
5.96.4
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.0
Enterprise Linux Server Aus· Red Hatrubygems
95%
5.96.4
Enterprise Linux Workstation· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.0
Linux Enterprise Desktop· SUSE
95%
10 sp411 sp2

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (13)

x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120

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