CVEs / CVE-2012-1535
CVE-2012-1535: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 70.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted SWF content.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-20, CWE-94 |
References
- CVE-2012-1535 on NVD
- CVE-2012-1535 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139455789818399&w=2 Mailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1203.html Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-01.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html Not Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1535 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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