---
id: "CVE-2013-2729"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2013-2729"]
title: "Adobe Reader and Acrobat: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Integer Overflow Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 10.0
epss: 0.66555
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Adobe Reader and Acrobat", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["acrobat", "adobe-reader", "exploited", "macos", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-version", "reader-not-installed"]
published_at: "2013-05-16T11:45:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2013-2729", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-2729", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2729", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Adobe Reader and Acrobat: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain an integer overflow that lets a crafted PDF execute code on the machine. An attacker gets code execution as the user who opens the file.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe Reader and Acrobat affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to a current release per vendor instructions, as CISA requires.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2013-2729
- 2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-2729
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2729

## From the sources

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.

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