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    CVE-2013-0640

    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.

    Published:Feb 13, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2026
    EPS:Feb 14, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.92355
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Mar 24, 2022
    1632 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 3, 2022
    1653 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Desktop

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29881

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-81984 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory…
    CVE-2026-81989 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81991 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81980 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-81990 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81987 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could result in arbitrary c…
    CVE-2026-79910 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81993 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sens…
    CVE-2026-79907 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Double Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the…
    CVE-2026-79909 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …

    References

    http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html
    http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16406
    http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html
    http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16406
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0640

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High