acroread: multiple code execution flaw (APSB12-16)
Published Aug 15, 2012
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.53%
Description
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.2 and 10.x before 10.1.4 on Windows and Mac OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2051, CVE-2012-4147, CVE-2012-4148, CVE-2012-4149, CVE-2012-4150, CVE-2012-4151, CVE-2012-4152, CVE-2012-4153, CVE-2012-4154, CVE-2012-4155, CVE-2012-4156, CVE-2012-4157, CVE-2012-4158, and CVE-2012-4160.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 9
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.4
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.4
- 9.4.5
- 9.4.6
- 9.4.7
- 9.5
- 9.5.1
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.4
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.4
- 9.4.5
- 9.4.6
- 9.4.7
- 9.5
- 9.5.1
Configuration 2
- 10.0
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.1
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.1
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acroread
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
acroread
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acroread | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | acroread | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.53% (0.07532) | 94.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.53% (0.07532) | 93.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 11.88% (0.11877) | 93.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 15.31% (0.15313) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 8, 2025 | 19.38% (0.19383) | 95.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.77% (0.22767) | 93.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.07% (0.24069) | 95.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 16.05% (0.16052) | 96.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 17.64% (0.17640) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 19.97% (0.19969) | 96.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 20.46% (0.20460) | 96.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 7.75% (0.07745) | 94.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 52.48% (0.52478) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 69.80% (0.69797) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 32.64% (0.32638) | 96.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 26.26% (0.26263) | 96.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 9.55% (0.09553) | 93.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 9.03% (0.09033) | 93.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.73% (0.09726) | 93.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.44% (0.03444) | 84.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.44% (0.03444) | 83.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.44% (0.03444) | 66.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-16.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4159 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848183 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4159
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16346 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4159
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-16.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4159 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848183 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4159 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16346 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4159 |
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