CVE-2014-0514 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Adobe Reader Mobile application before 11.2 for Android does not properly restrict use of JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a related issue to CVE-2012-6636.

Published: 2014-04-15

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 90.3% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_reader::::::android::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_reader:11.1.0:::::android::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.9029.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader-mobile/apsb14-12.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127113/Adobe-Reader-for-Android-addJavascriptInterface-Exploit.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/192
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32884
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33791
http://www.osvdb.org/105781
http://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140401/adobe_reader_for_android_exposes_insecure_javascript_interfaces.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531831/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66798

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Adobe Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2014-04-15T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:20:19.227Z

Reserved: 2013-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0514

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-15T23:13:14.743

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-0514

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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