CVE-2012-1535
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2022-03-03 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2022-03-24 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 70.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2022-03-03
- Exploit probability
- 70.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Adobe Flash Player < 11.3.300.271
- Adobe Flash Player < 11.2.202.238
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0
- Opensuse 11.4
- Opensuse 12.1
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2012-1535.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2012-1535. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00012.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139455789818399&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1203.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-01.xml
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00012.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139455789818399&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1203.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-01.xml
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1535