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CVE-2012-2052

Stack-based buffer overflow in the U3D.8BI library plugin in Adobe Photoshop CS5 12.x before 12.0.5 and CS5.1 12.1.x before 12.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Collada asset element in a DAE file, as demonstrated by the cameraYFov value in the contributor comments element.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2052 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from adobe, from adobe organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-06-19T20:55:09.187

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adobe	photoshop_cs5	12.0	Yes
Application	adobe	photoshop_cs5	12.0.1	Yes
Application	adobe	photoshop_cs5	12.0.2	Yes
Application	adobe	photoshop_cs5	12.0.3	Yes
Application	adobe	photoshop_cs5	12.0.4	Yes
Application	adobe	photoshop_cs5.1	12.1	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/81832 ([email protected])
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_photoshock_adv.htm Exploit ([email protected])
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_photoshock_u3d.htm Exploit ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/May/58 Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49160 ([email protected])
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-11.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53464 Exploit ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/81832 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_photoshock_adv.htm Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_photoshock_u3d.htm Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/May/58 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49160 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-11.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53464 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adobe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.