flash-plugin: arbitrary code execution via object confusion (APSB12-09)
Published May 4, 2012
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 87.09%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 10.3 · < 10.3.183.19
- ≥ 11.2 · ≤ 11.2.202.233
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- ≥ 11.1 · ≤ 11.1.115.7
No data.
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flash-plugin-0:10.3.183.19-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0688
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
flash-plugin-0:10.3.183.19-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0688
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flash-plugin-0:10.3.183.19-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0688 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | flash-plugin-0:10.3.183.19-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0688 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 87.09% (0.87085) | 99.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 85.54% (0.85537) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 85.70% (0.85698) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 84.12% (0.84120) | 99.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 85.70% (0.85698) | 99.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.07% (0.90067) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 92.95% (0.92947) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.03% (0.95034) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 89.44% (0.89440) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 89.59% (0.89585) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 87.31% (0.87315) | 98.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 73.52% (0.73516) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 71.38% (0.71384) | 97.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 69.73% (0.69726) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 75.33% (0.75326) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 77.61% (0.77611) | 97.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 73.45% (0.73449) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 70.87% (0.70874) | 97.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 74.11% (0.74109) | 97.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 64.10% (0.64097) | 97.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 89.53% (0.89531) | 99.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 89.53% (0.89531) | 99.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 19, 2022 | 89.85% (0.89853) | 99.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 17, 2022 | 90.17% (0.90167) | 99.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 90.50% (0.90502) | 99.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/81656 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0688.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49096 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-09.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53395 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027023 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0779 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819003 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75383 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0779
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0779
Change history (0)
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