CVE-2012-5285

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-11-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in 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 11.1.111.19 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.20 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2710; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2710 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than other Flash Player buffer overflow CVEs listed in APSB12-22.

Affected products

Adobe Air: before 3.4.0.2710 — fixed in 3.4.0.2710
Adobe Air Sdk: before 3.4.0.2710 — fixed in 3.4.0.2710
Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 10.3 before 10.3.183.29; from 11.4 before 11.4.402.287; from 11.2 before 11.2.202.243; from 11.1 before 11.1.111.19; from 11.1 before 11.1.115.20 — fixed in 10.3.183.29, 11.1.111.19, 11.1.115.20, 11.2.202.243, 11.4.402.287

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Air 3.4.0.2710; Adobe Air Sdk 3.4.0.2710; Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. 10.3.183.29, 11.1.111.19, 11.1.115.20, 11.2.202.243. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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