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CVE-2012-0779

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 87.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-05-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.19 and 11.x before 11.2.202.235 on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; before 11.1.111.9 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.8 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to an "object confusion vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in May 2012.

Affected products

• Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 10.3 before 10.3.183.19; from 11.2 through 11.2.202.233; from 11.1 through 11.1.111.8; from 11.1 through 11.1.115.7 — fixed in 10.3.183.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. 10.3.183.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00005.html
• http://osvdb.org/81656
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0688.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49038
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49096
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-09.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53395
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027023
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75383
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00005.html

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