Race condition in the MoveFileEx call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently write to files in arbitrary locations, via an NTFS junction attack, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0568
Published Nov 30, 2014
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.27%
Description
Race condition in the MoveFileEx call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently write to files in arbitrary locations, via an NTFS junction attack, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0568.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 11.0.8
- 11.0
- 11.0.1
- 11.0.2
- 11.0.3
- 11.0.4
- 11.0.5
- 11.0.6
- 11.0.7
Configuration 2
- ≤ 11.0.8
- 11.0
- 11.0.1
- 11.0.2
- 11.0.3
- 11.0.4
- 11.0.5
- 11.0.6
- 11.0.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:N/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02267) | 82.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02267) | 80.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 81.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 79.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 78.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 76.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 71.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 49.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 43.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 43.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 29, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 41.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 39.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 20.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=103 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=103 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
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