⚠ Exploited in the wild
Exploitation observed in the wild. Not yet on CISA KEV.

CVE-2012-0779 — Adobe Flash Player vulnerability

12 documents9 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
90.1%
top 0.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
1
Adobe Flash Player
Timeline
PublishedMay 4
Latest updateFeb 12

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.19 and 11.x before 11.2.202.235 on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; before 11.1.111.9 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.8 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to an "object confusion vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in May 2012.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDadobe/flash_player10.3 — 10.3.183.19+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-52cx-xfmv-v52g: Adobe Flash Player before 10↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Adobe Flash Player object confusion Remote Code Execution↗2012
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Adobe Flash Player - Object Type Confusion (Metasploit)↗2012-06-25
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Metasploit
Adobe Flash Player Object Type Confusion↗
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
flash-plugin: arbitrary code execution via object confusion (APSB12-09)↗2012-05-04
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

4
Krebs
Multiple Human Rights, Foreign Policy Sites Hacked↗2012-05-15
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Krebs
Critical Flash Update Fixes Zero-day Flaw↗2012-05-04
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Krebs
Multiple Human Rights, Foreign Policy Sites Hacked – Krebs on Security↗2012-05-01
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Krebs
Critical Flash Update Fixes Zero-day Flaw – Krebs on Security↗2012-05-01
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Investigation of Advanced Persistent Threats Network-based Tactics, Techniques and Procedures↗2025-02-12
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-0779 flash-plugin: arbitrary code execution via object confusion (APSB12-09)↗2012-05-04
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