acroread: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (CanSecWest 2013)
Published Mar 11, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.42%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader 11.0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a "break into the sandbox," as demonstrated by George Hotz during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.
Affected products
No data.
- 11.0.02
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Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread-0:9.5.5-1.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0826
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
acroread-0:9.5.5-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0826
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread-0:9.5.5-1.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0826 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | acroread-0:9.5.5-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0826 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.42% (0.06419) | 93.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.42% (0.06419) | 92.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.44% (0.05436) | 89.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.85% (0.03850) | 87.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.60% (0.10596) | 95.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.60% (0.10596) | 94.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0826.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309771882612281344 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-15.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2549 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920180 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2549
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16809 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2549
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0826.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309771882612281344 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2549 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920180 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2549 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16809 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2549 |
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