CVE-2014-0513
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS6 before 16.0.5 and 16.2.x before 16.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS6 (versions before 16.0.5 and 16.2.x before 16.2.2) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors by overflowing a stack-based buffer.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 16.0.4= 16.0.1= 16.0.2= 16.0.3= 16.2.0= 16.2.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Adobe Illustrator CS6 is installedCheck for Adobe Illustrator CS6 installation. On Windows, look in Program Files/Adobe or check the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Illustrator for CS6. On Mac, check /Applications/Adobe Illustrator CS6.appAffected if Adobe Illustrator CS6 is not found, then not affected by this specific CVE which targets Illustrator CS6 only
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Determine installed Illustrator versionOpen Adobe Illustrator CS6 and go to Help > About Adobe Illustrator, or right-click the executable and select Properties > Details to view the Product VersionAffected if The displayed version falls within the affected ranges (16.0.1, 16.0.2, 16.0.3, 16.0.4, 16.2.0, or 16.2.1)
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Confirm version is vulnerableCompare your installed version number to the affected list: versions 16.0.1 through 16.0.4, and versions 16.2.0 through 16.2.1 are vulnerable. Versions 16.0.5 and later, or 16.2.2 and later, are patchedAffected if Installed version is 16.0.1, 16.0.2, 16.0.3, 16.0.4, 16.2.0, or 16.2.1
You are affected if Adobe Illustrator CS6 is installed with version 16.0.1 through 16.0.4, or version 16.2.0 through 16.2.1; versions 16.0.5+ and 16.2.2+ are not affected.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Adobe Illustrator CS6 to version 16.0.5 or later, or 16.2.2 or later, to patch the buffer overflow vulnerability.
Adobe Illustrator CS6 16.0.5 or later (or 16.2.2+ for the 16.2.x branch)
- Check current Adobe Illustrator version by opening the application and navigating to Help > About Adobe Illustrator
- If running version 16.0.4 or earlier (CS6), download and install Adobe Illustrator CS6 update version 16.0.5 or later from Adobe's official website
- If running version 16.2.0 or 16.2.1, download and install Adobe Illustrator update version 16.2.2 or later
- After installation, verify the updated version by checking Help > About Adobe Illustrator
- Restart the application and ensure it launches without errors
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0513 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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