CVE-2012-4170

Adobe Photoshop CS6 13.x - Remote Code Execution via Crafted File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-4170. PoCs published by Francis Provencher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2012-4170, detailing a heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS6's PNG parsing module. The exploit requires user interaction to open a malicious PNG file.

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS6 13.x before 13.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Francis Provencher · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20971

This is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2012-4170, detailing a heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS6's PNG parsing module. The exploit requires user interaction to open a malicious PNG file.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (13.x)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction to open a malicious PNG file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55333
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027477

Scores

EPSS 0.1136
EPSS Percentile 95.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
adobe/photoshop_cs6 13.0
Published Aug 31, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026