CVE-2012-5676

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before 11.5.502.135 on Windows, before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before 11.5.502.136 on Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before 11.2.202.258 on Linux, before 11.1.111.29 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.34 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.880 on Windows and before 3.5.0.890 on Mac OS X; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.880 on Windows and before 3.5.0.890 on Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2012-12-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5676 is rated High Risk (76.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.31%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.81% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5676

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 4.49% 8.31% +3.81%
2 2025-09-04 5.68% 4.49% -1.19%
3 2025-03-30 — 5.68% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5676

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-2012-5676

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5676

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2012-5676: 1 GLSA(s) (201309-06), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-5676
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5676
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-5676 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 12 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 9, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5676

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5676

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player >= 10.3, < 10.3.183.48 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 11.5, < 11.5.502.135 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 11.2, < 11.2.202.258 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 11.1, < 11.1.111.29 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 11.1, < 11.1.115.34 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air < 3.5.0.880 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 11.5, < 11.5.502.136 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air < 3.5.0.890 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air_sdk < 3.5.0.880 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air_sdk < 3.5.0.890 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5676

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