CVE-2012-5274

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.2.202.251 on Linux, before 11.1.111.24 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.27 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.600; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.600 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5275, CVE-2012-5276, CVE-2012-5277, and CVE-2012-5280.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.63% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00012.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1431.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51245 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027730 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00030.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51186 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-24.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51213 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51207 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79845 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5274?
CVE-2012-5274 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5274?
To fix CVE-2012-5274, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5274 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5274 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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