Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2014-8457
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13 and 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8460 and CVE-2014-9159.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.128 (96.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.128 · newest: 0.128 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8457?
- CVE-2014-8457 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-12-10.
- Is CVE-2014-8457 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.