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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2013-2729 is a critical-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 0.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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An integer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2013-2729 and assigned CWE-190, affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.x prior to 9.5.5, 10.x prior to 10.1.7, and 11.x prior to 11.0.03. The flaw permits arbitrary code execution through unspecified vectors and is distinct from the related issue CVE-2013-2727. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vectors that require no authentication or user interaction.
Remote attackers can exploit the condition to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The high severity stems from the ability to trigger the overflow without local access or elevated privileges, enabling direct impact on any exposed installation that processes malicious input.
Adobe security bulletin APSB13-15 and corresponding vendor advisories, including Red Hat RHSA-2013-0826, openSUSE and Gentoo updates, and OVAL definitions, address mitigation through application of the listed patches that update the affected Reader and Acrobat releases to the fixed versions. Organizations are advised to apply these updates promptly to eliminate the vulnerable code paths.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2013-2668
Vulnerability Data
Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2727.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 28 March 2022
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect integer overflows before release.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and arithmetic checks that prevent integer overflows.
Application security requirements include bounds checking and safe arithmetic to avoid overflow conditions.
Secure architecture principles require defensive coding patterns that mitigate integer wraparound risks.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe integer operations and mandate overflow-safe constructs.