Security bypass in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2014-0546
Published: January 18, 2017 / Updated: May 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4899
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0546
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation when processing .pdf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, bypass sandbox restrictions 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.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation when processing .pdf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, bypass sandbox restrictions 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0546
Install update from vendor's website.