CVE-2014-0496

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 15, 2014 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAcrobat· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 40%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score40.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 40.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a use-after-free vulnerability which can allow for 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

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected

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

10.0 ≤ v < 10.1.911.0 ≤ v < 11.0.6
Affected range stops below 10.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604
Issue Tracking
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0496

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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