Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2013-0641
Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 14, 2013, 1:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2024, 5:36 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader which allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-0641 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-0641 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
1 Adobe acrobat
2 Adobe acrobat_reader
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Suse linux_enterprise_desktop
1 Microsoft windows
: Total Affected Vendor : 7 | Products : 12
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-0641.

URL Resource
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html Broken Link
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296 Broken Link

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-0641 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-0641 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html No Types Assigned http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html Vendor Advisory http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit No Types Assigned http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html No Types Assigned http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (excluding) 9.5.4 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.0.02 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.0.02 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (excluding) 9.5.4 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16296 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-0641 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-0641 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

77.44 }} -4.00%

score

0.98279

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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