What is CVE-2011-2131?

CVE-2011-2131 is a vulnerability in Adobe Creative Suite, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-08-11.

Is CVE-2011-2131 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Creative Suite

CVE-2011-2131

Adobe Photoshop 12.0 in Creative Suite 5 (CS5) and 12.1 in Creative Suite 5.1 (CS5.1) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted GIF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2011-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.222 (97.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.222 · newest: 0.222 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Creative Suite — versions 5, 5.1
Adobe Photoshop — versions 12.0, 12.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-222A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-22.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
securityreason.com/securityalert/8347 (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2131?: CVE-2011-2131 is a vulnerability in Adobe Creative Suite, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-08-11.
Is CVE-2011-2131 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.