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CVE-2012-1535

Adobe — Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe · CWE-20 — Improper input validation | CWE-94 — Code injection · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03

KEV since 2022 · listed over a yearCISA KEVActively Exploited
77

EVRS 77 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 654 of 2,960 tracked

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Why it scores 77

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.704.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

flash player: update to 11.3.300.271 or later | flash player: update to 11.2.202.238 or later

Affected versions

  • flash player< 11.3.300.271< 11.2.202.238
  • mac os x
  • windows
  • linux kernel
  • enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • enterprise linux server5.0
  • enterprise linux workstation5.0
  • opensuse11.412.1

+1 more affected product; see the full list at NVD.

Remediation

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

Fixed versions from NVD.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 7.8 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.704 (99.39th pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2022-03-24 · KEV since 2022 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. Public module exists Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by mitre. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

What CISA says to do

Public module

Metasploit lists a public normal-rank module for this CVE: Adobe Flash Player 11.3 Kern Table Parsing Integer Overflow (windows/browser/adobe_flash_otf_font). A module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.