Integer Overflow RCE in Adobe Reader and Acrobat
CVE-2013-2729 is an integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat affecting 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03. According to the provided description, the flaw can be triggered via unspecified vectors and may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The issue is distinct from CVE-2013-2727. The available content does not identify the specific vulnerable function, parser component, or document structure involved.
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1 valid exploit after Mallory filtered fakes, detection scripts, and README-only repos (1 hidden).
This repository provides a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2013-2729, a heap corruption vulnerability in Adobe Reader X (10.x) when parsing embedded BMP images with RLE encoding. The main exploit script, XFABMPExploit.py, generates a malicious PDF file containing a specially crafted BMP image designed to trigger the vulnerability. The exploit allows the user to supply arbitrary shellcode (e.g., via msfvenom), which will be executed when the PDF is opened in a vulnerable version of Adobe Reader X. The exploit leverages a custom minimal PDF library (minipdf) included in the repository to construct the PDF and embed the malicious image. The README provides background, references, and usage notes. The only fingerprintable endpoint is the AcroForm.api binary, which is the target of the exploit. The exploit is a client-side attack, requiring the victim to open the malicious PDF. The code is a functional proof-of-concept and not weaponized, but it demonstrates arbitrary code execution in the context of the sandboxed Adobe Reader process.
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An Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerability used in Sednit targeted phishing attachments.
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