CVE-2014-0546

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

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/reader/apsb14-19.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030711	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-19.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030711	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0546

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

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 -

Information

Published : 2014-08-12 21:55

Updated : 2025-11-22 02:00

NVD link : CVE-2014-0546

Mitre link : CVE-2014-0546

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-0546

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

adobe

acrobat_reader
acrobat

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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