CVE-2012-5054: Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Adobe Flash Player contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via malformed arguments.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Adobe Flash Player contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via malformed arguments.
- Who is affected
- Users of Adobe Flash Player are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and has critical severity.
- Action
- Update Adobe Flash Player to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5054
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2012-5054Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 97% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-5054 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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