What is CVE-2012-5054?

CVE-2012-5054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2012-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2012-5054?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2012-5054 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2012-5054 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player

CVE-2012-5054

Integer overflow in the copyRawDataTo method in the Matrix3D class in Adobe Flash Player before 11.4.402.265 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed arguments.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2012-09-24 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.212 (97.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.212 · newest: 0.212 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Flash Player

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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

www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-19.html (Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.org/files/116435/Adobe-Flash-Player-Matrix3D-Integer-Overfl… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78866 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/services/ba-index.php (Broken Link)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5054?: CVE-2012-5054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2012-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2012-5054?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-5054 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2012-5054 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.