What is CVE-2013-0640?

CVE-2013-0640 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2013-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2013-0640?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-0640 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-0640 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2013-02-14 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.869 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.869 · newest: 0.869 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Apple Mac OS X
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 5.9, 6.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 5.9, 6.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-03-24.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html (Broken Link)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html (Broken Link)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16406 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html (Broken Link)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0640?: CVE-2013-0640 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2013-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2013-0640?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-0640 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2013-0640 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.