CVE-2011-2443

Exp

Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .grd or (2) .abr file, a related issue to CVE-2010-1296.

Published: 2011-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2443 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.36%, 96th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-2443

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
17918 exploit_db edb 2011-10-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2443

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 2026-06-15 33.93% 14.36% -19.57%
2 2026-06-13 31.99% 33.93% +1.94%
3 2026-01-21 — 31.99% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2443

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2443

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2443

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe photoshop_elements <= 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop_elements 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop_elements 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2443

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