CVE-2014-0561

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0567.

Published: 2014-09-17 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0561 is rated High Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.65%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0561

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 37.46% 9.65% -27.80%
2 2026-02-25 41.35% 37.46% -3.90%
3 2025-03-30 41.35%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0561

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0561

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0561

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0561 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acroread), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): not-affected 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0561

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0561

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat_reader 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0561

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