CVE-2012-1535

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM UTC
6 products affected across 4 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 70%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score70.4%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 70.4% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted SWF content.

Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 24, 2022
1681 days overdue

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.2.202.238v < 11.3.300.271
Affected range stops below 11.2.202.238, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.3.300.271, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (7)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00010.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00012.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139455789818399&w=2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1203.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-01.xml
x_refsource_CONFIRMNot ApplicablePatchVendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1535

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20CWE-94

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