CVE-2013-0615

CVE-2013-0615 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.

Key facts

• Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 10% (95th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-119
• Affected product: Adobe Acrobat
• Published: 2013-01-10
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x before 10.1.5, and 11.x before 11.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0606, CVE-2013-0612, CVE-2013-0617, and CVE-2013-0621.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0615?

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x before 10.1.5, and 11.x before 11.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0606, CVE-2013-0612, CVE-2013-0617, and CVE-2013-0621.

How severe is CVE-2013-0615?

CVE-2013-0615 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.

Is CVE-2013-0615 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 10% (95th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2013-0615?

CVE-2013-0615 primarily affects Adobe Acrobat. In total, 81 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0615?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2013-0615 published?

CVE-2013-0615 was published on 2013-01-10 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00028.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00081.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0150.html
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-02.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16290

Affected products (81)

• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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