CVE-2012-4147: Buffer Overflow

Published Aug 15, 2012

Updated

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.2 and 10.x before 10.1.4 on Windows and Mac OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2051, CVE-2012-4148, CVE-2012-4149, CVE-2012-4150, CVE-2012-4151, CVE-2012-4152, CVE-2012-4153, CVE-2012-4154, CVE-2012-4155, CVE-2012-4156, CVE-2012-4157, CVE-2012-4158, CVE-2012-4159, and CVE-2012-4160.

Affected Software

66 affected components

Adobe Acrobat=9

Adobe Acrobat=9.0

Adobe Acrobat=9.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.1.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.3.4

Adobe Acrobat=9.4

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.1

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.2

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.3

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.4

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.5

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.6

Adobe Acrobat=9.4.7

Adobe Acrobat=9.5

Adobe Acrobat=9.5.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.0

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.1.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.3.4

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.4

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.5

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.6

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.4.7

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.5

Adobe Acrobat Reader=9.5.1

Apple iOS and macOS

Microsoft Windows

Adobe Acrobat=10.0

Adobe Acrobat=10.0.1

Adobe Acrobat=10.0.2

Adobe Acrobat=10.0.3

Adobe Acrobat=10.1

Adobe Acrobat=10.1.1

Adobe Acrobat=10.1.2

Adobe Acrobat=10.1.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.0.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.1.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.1.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader=10.1.3

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-16.html

Event History

Aug 15, 2012

CVE Published

via MITRE·10:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·10:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4147?

CVE-2012-4147 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution and denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4147?

To fix CVE-2012-4147, update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to version 9.5.2 or later for Adobe Reader 9.x, and to version 10.1.4 or later for Adobe Acrobat 10.x.

What versions of Adobe software are affected by CVE-2012-4147?

CVE-2012-4147 affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.x prior to 9.5.2 and 10.x prior to 10.1.4.

What types of attacks can leverage CVE-2012-4147?

CVE-2012-4147 can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected systems or cause memory corruption leading to a denial of service.

What platforms are impacted by CVE-2012-4147?

CVE-2012-4147 impacts users on Windows and Mac OS X platforms using the affected versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.