CVE-2012-1530

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XSLT engine in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x...

10.0 HighFix available

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XSLT engine in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x before 10.1.5, and 11.x before 11.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a PDF file containing an XSL file that triggers memory corruption when the lang function processes XML data with a crafted node-set.

Exploit likelihood

8.57%Up 4.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2012-1530
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-1530
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-1548 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-1548
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj65-qwj7-4qg8 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XSLT engine in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x...

Record: GHSA-gj65-qwj7-4qg8
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:9.5.3-1.el5_9	0:9.5.3-1.el5_9
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:9.5.3-1.el5_9	0:9.5.3-1.el5_9
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	before 0:9.5.3-1.el6_3	0:9.5.3-1.el6_3
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	before 0:9.5.3-1.el6_3	0:9.5.3-1.el6_3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-1530 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Acrobat, published January 10, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.57%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in acroread 0:9.5.3-1.el5_9.

References

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