CVE-2013-2729

Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x...

9.8 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

66.6%Down 16.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2013-2729
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-190
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.8

Record: CVE-2013-2729
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-190
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2668 8.8

Record: EUVD-2013-2668
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q39j-xwr5-2ggj 9.8

Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x...

Record: GHSA-q39j-xwr5-2ggj
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-190
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows attackers to execute remote code.

Record: CVE-2013-2729
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 26 CVEs	before 0:9.5.5-1.el5_9	0:9.5.5-1.el5_9
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 26 CVEs	before 0:9.5.5-1.el5_9	0:9.5.5-1.el5_9
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 26 CVEs	before 0:9.5.5-1.el6_4	0:9.5.5-1.el6_4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 26 CVEs	before 0:9.5.5-1.el6_4	0:9.5.5-1.el6_4

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	feliam/CVE-2013-2729	2013-05-15
Exploit-DB	Adobe Reader X 10.1.4.38 - '.BMP'/'.RLE' Heap Corruption	2013-07-08

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2729 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published May 16, 2013. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 28, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 28, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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