CVE-2013-2729 [Exploited] | Adobe ACROBAT Integer Overflow

CVE-2013-2729 is rated Critical Active Threat (99.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 89.61%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-28) affecting Adobe / Reader and Acrobat. a weakness (CWE-190) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
26703	exploit_db	edb	2013-07-08	Exploit-DB ↗

EDB-ID

Source

Kind

Published

Link

26703

exploit_db

edb

2013-07-08

Exploit-DB ↗

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-22	89.53%	89.61%	+0.08%
2	2026-04-02	89.13%	89.53%	+0.40%
3	2025-11-15	—	89.13%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-04-22

89.53%

89.61%

+0.08%

2026-04-02

89.13%

89.53%

+0.40%

2025-11-15

—

89.13%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
10.0	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	10.0	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

10.0

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

10.0

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2729

vendor	priority	summary	link
`gentoo`	high	CVE-2013-2729: 1 GLSA(s) (201308-03), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact high.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-2729
`redhat`	critical	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2729
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2013-2729 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acroread), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 4, ignored 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2729

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2729

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
adobe	acrobat	>= 9.0, < 9.5.5	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::
adobe	acrobat	>= 10.0, < 10.1.7	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::
adobe	acrobat	>= 11.0, < 11.0.03	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::
adobe	acrobat_reader	>= 9.0, < 9.5.5	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader::::::::
adobe	acrobat_reader	>= 10.0, < 10.1.7	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader::::::::
adobe	acrobat_reader	>= 11.0, < 11.0.03	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader::::::::
suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	10	cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:::-:::*
suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2::::::
redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	5.9	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.9:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	6.4	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.4:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	5.9	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.9:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.4	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.4:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2013-2729

URL	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00004.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0826.html	Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-15.html	Not Applicable Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16717	Broken Link
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199	Issue Tracking
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2729	US Government Resource

URL

CVE-2013-2729

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2013-2729

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-2729

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2729

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2729

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2729

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2729

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2729

References for CVE-2013-2729