Adobe Acrobat up to 11.0.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0640. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 02/13/2013 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0640. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74899 (openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2013:0335-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120866 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA13-02 and APSB13-07)). This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 9.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12798.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (29881), Zero-Day.cz (44), Tenable (74899), SecurityFocus (BID 57931†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38445†). Similar entry is available at VDB-63571. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 74899
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2013:0335-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 803419
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities -01 Feb13 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat 9.3.2
Suricata ID: 2017790
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02/13/2013 +57 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0551
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63570

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SecurityFocus: 57931
Vulnerability Center: 38445 - [APSB13-07, APSA13-02] Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x, 10.x and 11.x Unspecified Remote Code Execution (CVE-2013-0640), Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/01/2025 20:34
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (40), 02/24/2017 13:12 (30), 12/29/2021 11:24 (3), 12/29/2021 11:32 (7), 12/29/2021 11:39 (1), 04/23/2024 09:12 (26), 07/14/2024 12:24 (2), 07/16/2024 23:31 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 12/09/2024 03:04 (1), 02/04/2025 23:38 (11), 06/01/2025 20:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:FEF:103

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