CVE-2012-4157
CVE-2012-4157 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 47% places it in the 99th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 47% (99th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Adobe Acrobat
- Published:
- Last modified:
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-2012-4158, CVE-2012-4159, and CVE-2012-4160.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4157?
- 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-2012-4158, CVE-2012-4159, and CVE-2012-4160.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4157?
- CVE-2012-4157 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2012-4157 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 47% (99th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2012-4157?
- CVE-2012-4157 primarily affects Adobe Acrobat. In total, 64 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2012-4157?
- 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-2012-4157 published?
- CVE-2012-4157 was published on 2012-08-15 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-16.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15749
Affected products (64)
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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