CVE-2012-5276

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-11-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.2.202.251 on Linux, before 11.1.111.24 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.27 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.600; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.600 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5274, CVE-2012-5275, CVE-2012-5277, and CVE-2012-5280.

Affected products

Adobe Air: before 3.5.0.600 — fixed in 3.5.0.600
Adobe Air Sdk: before 3.5.0.600 — fixed in 3.5.0.600
Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 10.3 before 10.3.183.43; from 11.4 before 11.5.502.110; from 11.2 before 11.2.202.251; from 11.1 before 11.1.111.24; from 11.1 before 11.1.115.27 — fixed in 10.3.183.43, 11.1.111.24, 11.1.115.27, 11.2.202.251, 11.5.502.110

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Air 3.5.0.600; Adobe Air Sdk 3.5.0.600; Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. 10.3.183.43, 11.1.111.24, 11.1.115.27, 11.2.202.251. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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