CVE-2012-5279

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X,...

10.0 HighFix available

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.2.202.251 on Linux, before 11.1.111.24 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.27 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.600; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.600 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

6.56%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2012-5279
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-5279
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5202 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-5202
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qfg-c6gr-rhrf No score

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X,...

Record: GHSA-3qfg-c6gr-rhrf
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client	before 0:11.2.202.251-1.el5	0:11.2.202.251-1.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server	before 0:11.2.202.251-1.el5	0:11.2.202.251-1.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	before 0:11.2.202.251-1.el6	0:11.2.202.251-1.el6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-5279 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Air, published November 7, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.56%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in flash-plugin 0:11.2.202.251-1.el5.

References

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