CVE-2012-4165

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.2.202.238 on Linux, before 11.1.111.16 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.17 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2540; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2540 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4163 and CVE-2012-4164.

Affected products

Adobe Air: before 3.4.0.2540 — fixed in 3.4.0.2540
Adobe Air Sdk: before 3.4.0.2540 — fixed in 3.4.0.2540
Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 10.3 before 10.3.183.23; from 11.4 before 11.4.402.265; from 11.2 before 11.2.202.238; from 11.1 before 11.1.111.16; from 11.1 before 11.1.115.17 — fixed in 10.3.183.23, 11.1.111.16, 11.1.115.17, 11.2.202.238, 11.4.402.265

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Air 3.4.0.2540; Adobe Air Sdk 3.4.0.2540; Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. 10.3.183.23, 11.1.111.16, 11.1.115.17, 11.2.202.238. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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