#VU6172 Memory corruption in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2013-3346
Published: March 24, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6172
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3346
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Software vendor:
Adobe
Adobe
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 .pdf files. A remote attacker can create a 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 may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .pdf files. A remote attacker can create a 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 may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x to version 9.5.5.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10. x to version 10.1.7.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x to version 11.0.03
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10. x to version 10.1.7.
Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x to version 11.0.03