acroread: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (APSB13-07)
Published Feb 14, 2013 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 86.93%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 9.0 · < 9.5.4
- ≥ 10.0 · < 10.1.6
- ≥ 11.0 · < 11.0.02
- ≥ 10.0 · < 10.1.6
- ≥ 11.0 · < 11.0.02
Configuration 2
- 11.4
- 12.1
- 10
- 11
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 5.9
- 6.4
- 6.0
- 5.9
- 6.4
- 6.0
Configuration 4
- ≥ 9.0 · < 9.5.4
No data.
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:9.5.4-1.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0551
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
acroread-0:9.5.4-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0551
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:9.5.4-1.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0551 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | acroread-0:9.5.4-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0551 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of Adobe Acroread as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. Updates will be released as soon as they are made generally available by Adobe.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 86.93% (0.86927) | 99.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 86.87% (0.86865) | 99.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 22, 2026 | 92.25% (0.92254) | 99.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.30% (0.93296) | 99.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 88.59% (0.88595) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.52% (0.92522) | 99.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 92.62% (0.92624) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 94.89% (0.94888) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 95.43% (0.95434) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 95.86% (0.95865) | 99.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.69% (0.96695) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 63.61% (0.63613) | 98.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 63.61% (0.63613) | 98.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 64.50% (0.64496) | 98.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 68.74% (0.68736) | 98.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911099 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0640
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16406 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0640 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0640
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