Adobe Photoshop 12.0 in Creative Suite 5 (CS5) and 12.1 in Creative Suite 5.1 (CS5.1) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted GIF file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-2131 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.04%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17712 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-08-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-20 | 47.98% | 50.04% | +2.06% |
| 2 | 2025-11-28 | 46.18% | 47.98% | +1.80% |
| 3 | 2025-09-15 | — | 46.18% | — |
Full EPSS history (22 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | creative_suite | 5 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_suite:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | photoshop | 12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | creative_suite | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_suite:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | photoshop | 12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8347 | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-22.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-222A.html | US Government Resource |