CVE-2012-4170 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop CS6 versions 13.x prior to 13.0.1, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this critical vulnerability has a network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20971) exists for a heap overflow related to PNG parsing, and it garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cs6:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.