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CVE-2012-2040

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an unspecified directory.

Published

2012-06-09T00:55:01.253

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-426
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 11.2.202.235 Yes
Operating System apple macos - No
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 11.1.115.8 Yes
Operating System google android ≤ 4.4.4 No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 11.1.111.9 Yes
Operating System google android ≤ 3.2.6 No
Application adobe air ≤ 3.2.0.2070 Yes
Operating System apple macos - No
Operating System google android - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.4 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 12.1 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 10 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 Yes
References