CVE-2012-4896 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting SumatraPDF versions prior to 2.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system by enticing them to open a specially crafted PDF document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100 indicates its significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.