CVE-2012-4172

critical

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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79544

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-4116

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872545

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-23.html

http://osvdb.org/86537

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-10-23

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H