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CVE-2012-5259

Published: Oct 9, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.3%
Top 5.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.2.202.243 on Linux, before 11.1.111.19 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.20 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2710; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2710 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than other Flash Player buffer overflow CVEs listed in APSB12-22.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

adobe
commercial·USaka adobe systems inc.
flash playerDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
flash player for android
Consumer Software
adobe airLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
adobe air sdk
Consumer Software
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://osvdb.org/86036
osvdb.org
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-22.html
adobe.com
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