CVE-2014-0496

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb14-01.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029604	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0496

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::

History

21 Nov 2025, 16:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199 -
CVSS	v2 : ~~10.0~~ v3 : ~~9.8~~	v2 : 10.0 v3 : 8.8

Information

Published : 2014-01-15 16:13

Updated : 2025-11-21 16:16

NVD link : CVE-2014-0496

Mitre link : CVE-2014-0496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-0496

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

apple

mac_os_x

adobe

acrobat

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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