CVE-2012-6270

Description

Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.11% Top 25%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/546769	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323161	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6270?: CVE-2012-6270 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6270?: To fix CVE-2012-6270, 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-2012-6270 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-6270 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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