Heap-based buffer overflow in PDFCore8.dll in Nuance PDF Reader before 8.1 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in PDFCore8.dll in Nuance PDF Reader before 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font table directory values in a TTF file, related to naming table entries.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05161 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgw3-xv34-g29w
References
Other 1
More Nuance Pdf Reader vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-00056 Nuance PDF Reader 7.0 and PDF Viewer Plus 7.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-04907 Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Nuance PDF Reader 6.0 allow local users… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2013-0732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-0732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xgw3-xv34-g29w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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