Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2013-0640)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-03 · CVE-2013-0640
An memory corruption vulnerability exists in the acroform.dll in Adobe Reader that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution. CISA added CVE-2013-0640 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 3, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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