CVE-2012-4176

Array index error in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2012-10-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4176 is rated High Risk (67.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.32%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4176

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 15.92% 7.32% -8.61%
2 2026-03-02 5.08% 15.92% +10.84%
3 2025-03-30 — 5.08% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4176

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4176

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4176

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe shockwave_player <= 11.6.7.637 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.196 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.196:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.196a cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.196a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.204 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.204:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.0.205 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.0.205:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.100 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.103 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.105 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.105:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.1.106 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.1.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.321 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.321:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.323 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.323:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.324 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.324:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 8.5.325 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:8.5.325:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 9.0.383 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:9.0.383:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 9.0.432 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:9.0.432:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.0.0.210 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.0.0.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.0.1.004 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.0.1.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.0.011 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.0.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.1.016 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.1.016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.1.4.020 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.1.4.020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.2.0.021 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.2.0.021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.2.0.022 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.2.0.022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 10.2.0.023 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:10.2.0.023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.0.0.456 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.0.0.456:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.0.3.471 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.0.3.471:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.0.595 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.0.595:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.0.596 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.0.596:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.1.601 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.1.601:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.2.602 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.2.602:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.6.606 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.6.606:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.7.609 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.7.609:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.8.612 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.8.612:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.9.615 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.9.615:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.9.620 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.9.620:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.5.10.620 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.5.10.620:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.0.626 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.0.626:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.1.629 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.1.629:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.3.633 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.3.633:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.4.634 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.4.634:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.5.635 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.5.635:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe shockwave_player 11.6.6.636 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:11.6.6.636:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4176

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