CVE-2012-2027 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Adobe Photoshop CS5 (versions 12.x before 12.0.5) and CS5.1 (versions 12.1.x before 12.1.1). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted TIFF file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 further emphasizes its critical nature. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-18633) is publicly available on ExploitDB, demonstrating the feasibility of exploitation. Despite the public exploit, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:2.5:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:3.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:4.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:5.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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