CVE-2012-4914

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the reader in CoolPDF 3.0.2.256 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with a crafted stream.

Published: 2013-01-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4914 is rated High Exploit Risk (84/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 65.92%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 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-2012-4914

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24876 exploit_db edb 2013-03-22 Exploit-DB ↗
24463 exploit_db edb 2013-02-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4914

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 2025-03-30 68.51% 65.92% -2.59%
2 2025-03-29 65.92% 68.51% +2.59%
3 2025-03-18 65.92%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4914

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-2012-4914

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
coolpdf coolpdf 3.0.2.256 cpe:2.3:a:coolpdf:coolpdf:3.0.2.256:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4914

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