Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273
Published Oct 23, 2012
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.57%
Description
Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 11.6.7.637
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 8.0
- 8.0.196
- 8.0.196a
- 8.0.204
- 8.0.205
- 8.5.1
- 8.5.1.100
- 8.5.1.103
- 8.5.1.105
- 8.5.1.106
- 8.5.321
- 8.5.323
- 8.5.324
- 8.5.325
- 9.0.383
- 9.0.432
- 10.0.0.210
- 10.0.1.004
- 10.1.0.11
- 10.1.0.011
- 10.1.1.016
- 10.1.4.020
- 10.2.0.021
- 10.2.0.022
- 10.2.0.023
- 11.0.0.456
- 11.0.3.471
- 11.5.0.595
- 11.5.0.596
- 11.5.1.601
- 11.5.2.602
- 11.5.6.606
- 11.5.7.609
- 11.5.8.612
- 11.5.9.615
- 11.5.9.620
- 11.5.10.620
- 11.6.0.626
- 11.6.1.629
- 11.6.3.633
- 11.6.4.634
- 11.6.5.635
- 11.6.6.636
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:L/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.57% (0.09568) | 95.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.57% (0.09568) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 16.86% (0.16856) | 94.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.24% (0.05244) | 89.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.11% (0.07110) | 85.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.24% (0.05244) | 89.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 90.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 88.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 2.38% (0.02385) | 88.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02579) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.38% (0.02385) | 88.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.60% (0.03601) | 84.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.60% (0.03601) | 83.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.60% (0.03601) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/86539 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-23.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872545 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79546 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/86539 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-23.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872545 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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