Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2012-0779
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.871 (99.8th percentile), scored .
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: 0.855 · newest: 0.871 · change: +0.015
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53395 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/49096 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0688.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- osvdb.org/81656 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/49038 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-09.html (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75383 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0779?
- CVE-2012-0779 is a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. Published 2012-05-04.
- Is CVE-2012-0779 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.