CVE-2012-1530
CVE-2012-1530 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 9% (94th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Adobe Acrobat
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the XSLT engine in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x before 10.1.5, and 11.x before 11.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a PDF file containing an XSL file that triggers memory corruption when the lang function processes XML data with a crafted node-set.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1530?
- Heap-based buffer overflow in the XSLT engine in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x before 10.1.5, and 11.x before 11.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a PDF file containing an XSL file that triggers memory corruption when the lang function processes XML data with a crafted node-set.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1530?
- CVE-2012-1530 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2012-1530 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 9% (94th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2012-1530?
- CVE-2012-1530 primarily affects Adobe Acrobat. In total, 81 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2012-1530?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2012-1530 published?
- CVE-2012-1530 was published on 2013-01-10 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00081.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0150.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-02.html
- http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1019
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16094
Affected products (81)
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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