Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2014-9161
CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13 and 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows, and 10.x through 10.1.13 and 11.x through 11.0.10 on OS X, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.041 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat_reader — versions 10.1.13, 11.0.10, 10.0
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Microsoft Windows
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9161?
- CVE-2014-9161 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-01-30.
- Is CVE-2014-9161 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.