ID:768 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2013-0640

 
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ID:768 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2013-0640

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU4437
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0640
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious files. A remote attacker can create specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Remediation

Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x to 9.5.4.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x to 10.1.6.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x to 11.0.2.