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CVE-2014-0496: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2014-0496
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.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a use-after-free vulnerability which can allow for code execution.

CSIRTS triage

What
Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a use-after-free vulnerability which can allow for code execution.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency
Remediation is critical as the vulnerability is actively exploited and classified as critical.
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-2014-0496

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-2014-0496coverage & 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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