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CRITICAL
CVE-2012-5257
Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 9, 2012, 11:13 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 29, 2017, 1:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-5257 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe flash_player
2 Adobe adobe_air
3 Adobe adobe_air_sdk
4 Adobe flash_player_for_android
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-5257.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00034.html
http://osvdb.org/86034
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-22.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79078

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-5257 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-5257 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79078 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79078 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.91 }} -0.25%

score

0.87274

percentile

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