CVE-2012-4170

Exp

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS6 13.x before 13.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Published: 2012-08-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4170 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.36%, 95th percentile). 1 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-2012-4170

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20971 exploit_db edb 2012-09-01 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4170

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 44.10% 11.36% -32.74%
2 2026-05-02 54.63% 44.10% -10.53%
3 2025-05-24 — 54.63% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4170

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-2012-4170

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4170

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe photoshop_cs6 13.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs6:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4170

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