CVE-2013-0641: Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

How to check if you are exposed to CVE-2013-0641

1. Find every Adobe Reader system you or your clients run, including ones exposed to the internet. Those come first: CISA only lists flaws attackers are already using.
2. Compare each version with the fixed versions in the vendor advisory. Where no fix exists yet, apply the vendor’s mitigation or take the system off the internet.
3. Run a credentialed vulnerability scan to catch the systems you missed, then check that the next scan no longer reports CVE-2013-0641.

US federal agencies had to fix this by 2022-03-24. Everyone else should treat that deadline as a guide: if it has passed, this is overdue.

Affected versions

Versions the National Vulnerability Database lists as vulnerable to CVE-2013-0641. Check the vendor advisory for the exact fixed builds before you sign anything off.

NVD lists 3 more affected products; see the full record on NVD.

Timeline

1. 2013-02-14 · Published in the National Vulnerability Database
2. 2022-03-03 · Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, 3,304 days after it was published
3. 2022-03-24 · Fix-by date for US federal agencies, passed 1,683 days ago

Weakness type

• CWE-120

More exploited Adobe vulnerabilities

CISA lists 83 exploited Adobe vulnerabilities. The closest matches:

• CVE-2026-48356Adobe Commerce and Magento Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type VulnerabilityAdded 2026-10-27
• CVE-2026-71362Adobe Commerce and Magento Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability Added 2026-09-24
• CVE-2026-75650Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine VulnerabilityAdded 2026-09-08
• CVE-2026-48282Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal VulnerabilityAdded 2026-07-07
• CVE-2009-3459Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityAdded 2026-05-20
• CVE-2026-34621Adobe Acrobat and Reader Prototype Pollution VulnerabilityAdded 2026-04-13
• CVE-2020-9715Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free VulnerabilityAdded 2026-04-13
• CVE-2025-54236Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Input Validation VulnerabilityAdded 2025-10-24

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Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (version 2026.10.30); EPSS data from FIRST.org; CVSS and descriptions from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Checked 2026-11-01. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.