CVE-2013-0640
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Mar 2022
Description
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 14 Feb 2013
- Last changed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- adobe
- KEV added
- 3 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 24 Mar 2022
- EPSS
- 86.927% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.751% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 14 Feb 2013 Published
- 3 Mar 2022 CVE-2013-0640 added to CISA KEV
- 3 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue