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CVE-2012-5266


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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5266 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from adobe, from apple, from microsoft and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-10-09T11:13:11.190

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 10.3.183.25 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.85.3 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.102.64 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.152.26 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.152.32 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.153.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.159.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.14 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.16 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.22 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.26 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.34 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.5 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.7 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.10 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.11 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.15 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.16 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.18 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.20 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.23 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.0.1.152 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.1.102.55 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.1.102.62 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.1.102.63 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.223 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.228 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.233 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.235 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.238 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.243 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.3.300.257 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.3.300.262 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.3.300.265 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.3.300.268 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.3.300.271 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.3.300.273 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.4.402.265 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.4.402.278 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x * No
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 10.3.183.25 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.85.3 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.1.102.64 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.152.26 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.152.32 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.153.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.2.159.1 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.14 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.16 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.22 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.26 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.181.34 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.5 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.7 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.10 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.11 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.15 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.16 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.18 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.20 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 10.3.183.23 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.0.1.152 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.1.102.55 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.1.102.62 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.1.102.63 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.223 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.228 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.233 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.235 Yes
Application adobe flash_player 11.2.202.238 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel * No
Application adobe flash_player_for_android ≤ 11.1.111.16 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 10.1.106.17 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 10.2.157.51 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 10.3.186.7 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.0.1.153 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.102.59 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.111.5 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.111.7 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.111.8 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.111.9 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.111.10 Yes
Operating System google android 2.0 No
Operating System google android 2.0.1 No
Operating System google android 2.1 No
Operating System google android 2.2 No
Operating System google android 2.2 No
Operating System google android 2.2.1 No
Operating System google android 2.2.2 No
Operating System google android 2.2.3 No
Operating System google android 2.3 No
Operating System google android 2.3 No
Operating System google android 2.3.1 No
Operating System google android 2.3.2 No
Operating System google android 2.3.3 No
Operating System google android 2.3.4 No
Operating System google android 2.3.5 No
Operating System google android 2.3.6 No
Operating System google android 2.3.7 No
Operating System google android 3.0 No
Operating System google android 3.1 No
Operating System google android 3.2 No
Operating System google android 3.2.1 No
Operating System google android 3.2.2 No
Operating System google android 3.2.4 No
Operating System google android 3.2.6 No
Application adobe flash_player_for_android ≤ 11.1.115.17 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.112.60 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.112.61 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.115.7 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.115.8 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.115.11 Yes
Application adobe flash_player_for_android 11.1.115.12 Yes
Operating System google android 4.0 No
Operating System google android 4.0.1 No
Operating System google android 4.0.2 No
Operating System google android 4.0.3 No
Operating System google android 4.0.4 No
Operating System google android 4.1 No
Application adobe adobe_air ≤ 3.4.0.2540 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.0 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.0.1 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.0.8.4990 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.0.4990 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.1 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.1.0.5790 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.0.7220 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.1 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.1.8210 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.2 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.3 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.3.9120 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 1.5.3.9130 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.0.2 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.0.2.12610 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.0.3 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.0.3.13070 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.0.4 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.5.0.16600 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.5.1.17730 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.6 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.6.0.19120 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.6.0.19140 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.7 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.7.0.1948 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.7.0.1953 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.7.0.19480 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.7.0.19530 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.7.1 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 2.7.1.19610 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.0.0.408 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.0.0.4080 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.1.0.485 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.1.0.488 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.1.0.4880 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.2.0.207 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.2.0.2070 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air 3.3.0.3670 Yes
Application adobe adobe_air_sdk ≤ 3.4.0.2540 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adobe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.