[ CVE-2014-0496 · Published 15 Jan 2014 ]

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 8.8 EPSS 40%No fix listed yet

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-03
  • EPSS: 40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CISA: Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a use-after-free vulnerability which can allow for code execution.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 24 Mar 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.