CVE-2012-5676
Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before 11.5.502.135 on Windows,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5676- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5559 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5559- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4m6-74jr-fpc9 No score
Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before 11.5.502.135 on Windows,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x4m6-74jr-fpc9- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 0:11.2.202.258-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.258-1.el5 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 0:11.2.202.258-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.258-1.el5 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 |
before 0:11.2.202.258-1.el6 | 0:11.2.202.258-1.el6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5676 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Air, published December 12, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.31%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in flash-plugin 0:11.2.202.258-1.el5.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00033.html
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-27.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5676
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4m6-74jr-fpc9
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1569
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=886200
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1569.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5676