CVE-2013-0640
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Published Feb 13, 2013 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe acrobat
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 13, 2013 · Catalog
Detected
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Mar 24, 2022
Affected
- cpe adobe/acrobatversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/acrobat readerversion unspecified
- cpe opensuse/opensuse11.4
- cpe opensuse/opensuse12.1
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
- cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop10
- vendor Adobe Reader and Acrobatversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2013-0640
An memory corruption vulnerability exists in the acroform.dll in Adobe Reader that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2013-0640
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2013-0640
30-day exploitation probability 86.9%
first.org - Exploit Database29881
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - NIST NVDCVE-2013-0640
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
nvd.nist.gov