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CVE-2013-0640: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2013-0640
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
An memory corruption vulnerability exists in the acroform.dll in Adobe Reader that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: Reader and AcrobatRemote code executionMemory corruption
What
A memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0640

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2013-0640coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe Reader and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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