CVE-2012-2049

Impact:
Critical
Public Date:
2012-08-14
Bugzilla:
848183: acroread: multiple code execution flaw (APSB12-16)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.2 and 10.x before 10.1.4 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Find out more about CVE-2012-2049 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 acroread Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 acroread Affected

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