CVE-2013-2550 (GCVE-0-2013-2550)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-03-11 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:44
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Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader 11.0.02 allows attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by George Hotz during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2013-03-07 00:00
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