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CVE-2012-0777 json

The JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.1 and 10.x before 10.1.3 on Mac OS X and Linux allows attackers to execute ar…

published 2012-04-10 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0809

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.1%
EPSS 7.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.1 and 10.x before 10.1.3 on Mac OS X and Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • adobe acrobat_reader 9.5.1, 10.1.3
  • adobe acrobat 9.5.1, 10.1.3
  • acroread RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.5.1-1.el5
  • acroread RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.5.1-1.el6_2
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 9.5.1-1.el5
  • acroread-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 9.5.1-1.el6_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0469

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-0777 updated cvss 6.8

acroread: multiple unspecified flaws (APSB12-08, APSB12-01)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.5.1-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.5.1-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.1-1.el6_2, acroread-plugin 9.5.1-1.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) acroread 9.5.1-1.el5, acroread-plugin 9.5.1-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.1-1.el6_2, acroread-plugin 9.5.1-1.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) acroread 9.5.1-1.el6_2, acroread-plugin 9.5.1-1.el6_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0469

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Exploit prediction

7.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.