Known Exploited Vulnerability
10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-0496
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerabil - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 15, 2014, 4:13 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 13, 2018, 3:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

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

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-0496 has a 1 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-2014-0496 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 Adobe acrobat
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-2014-0496.

URL Resource
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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-2014-0496 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-0496 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.0.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.9 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.0.6 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2014

    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-2014-0496 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-2014-0496 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.38 }} -0.02%

score

0.90056

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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