CVE-2012-4895

Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4896.

Published: 2012-10-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4895 is rated High Risk (67.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.45%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4895

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 2025-06-28 10.54% 8.45% -2.09%
2 2025-03-30 13.61% 10.54% -3.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 13.61% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4895

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-2012-4895

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4895

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf <= 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4895

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