CVE-2012-5261

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…

published October 9, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ A sneaky memory corruption flaw in Adobe Flash Player could let attackers pull off some pretty wild tricks—think of it as giving an unwanted guest access to your digital party! 🎉 It's like having a restaurant where anyone can walk into the kitchen and start mixing ingredients without permission—one wrong move, and it could lead to a disastrous meal! If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, which means they could crash your application or manipulate it in ways you never intended. That's a recipe for chaos, folks!

Put simply

It's like having a restaurant where anyone can walk into the kitchen and start mixing ingredients without permission—one wrong move, and it could lead to a disastrous meal! This vulnerability arises from unspecified vectors that lead to memory corruption, enabling attackers to control the execution flow of the application running Adobe Flash Player or Adobe AIR.

What to do

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, which means they could crash your application or manipulate it in ways you never intended. That's a recipe for chaos, folks! To protect yourself, ensure you're running the latest version of Adobe Flash Player (10.3.183.29 or higher, 11.4.402.287 or higher) and Adobe AIR (3.4.0.2710 or higher). Regularly check for updates and apply them promptly to keep your systems safe! You’ve got this! Stay vigilant and keep your software updated, and you’ll be a security hero in no time! 🦸

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04727 · 91.8th percentile
Published
2012-10-09T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 OCT 10:00Z
    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…
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