What is CVE-2012-4363?

CVE-2012-4363 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Published 2012-08-21.

Is CVE-2012-4363 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader

CVE-2012-4363

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader through 10.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to "sixteen more crashes affecting Windows, OS X, or both systems."

Published 2012-08-21 · 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: 0.062 (93.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02
Apple Mac OS X
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

vexillium.org/dl.php
gynvael.coldwind.pl/
j00ru.vexillium.org/
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78587 (vdb-entry)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4363?: CVE-2012-4363 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Published 2012-08-21.
Is CVE-2012-4363 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.