CVE-2012-4896
Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
CVE-2012-4896 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Sumatrapdfreader Sumatrapdf, published October 5, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.19%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 5.19%EPSS, 92nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4895.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4895.
- Record
CVE-2012-4896- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4895.
- Record
CVE-2012-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4821No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4895.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4821- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9xm-6wgc-cfhrNo score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4895.
- Record
GHSA-q9xm-6wgc-cfhr- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.