CVE-2012-4155 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-4155?

CVE-2012-4155 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 15 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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-2012-4156, CVE-2012-4157, CVE-2012-4158, CVE-2012-4159, and CVE-2012-4160.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4155?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4155?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2012-4155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qmv8-7c72-w47h.

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