CVE-2012-2052

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the U3D.8BI library plugin in Adobe Photoshop CS5 12.x before 12.0.5 and CS5.1 12.1.x before 12.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Collada asset element in a DAE file, as demonstrated by the cameraYFov value in the contributor comments element.

Published: 2014-06-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-2052 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.32%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-2052

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2052

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 58.09% 23.32% -34.77%
2 2026-02-02 62.74% 58.09% -4.65%
3 2025-11-27 62.74%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2052

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-2012-2052

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2052

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe photoshop_cs5 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs5:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop_cs5 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs5:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop_cs5 12.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs5:12.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop_cs5 12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs5:12.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop_cs5 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs5:12.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop_cs5.1 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs5.1:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2052

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