What is CVE-2012-0754?

CVE-2012-0754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2012-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2012-0754?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2012-0754 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2012-0754 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player

CVE-2012-0754

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.15 and 11.x before 11.1.102.62 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; before 11.1.111.6 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.6 on Android 4.x allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2012-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.911 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.920 · newest: 0.911 · change: -0.009

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-08. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-22.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15973 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00014.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-07.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/48265 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15030 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-03.html (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0144.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/48819 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Issue Tracking)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0754?: CVE-2012-0754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2012-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2012-0754?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-0754 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2012-0754 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.