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CVE-2012-4173

Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary...

10.0 High

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-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Exploit likelihood

9.57%Up 6.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Record
CVE-2012-4173
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

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-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Record
CVE-2012-4173
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4117 No score

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-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Record
EUVD-2012-4117
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-975q-pjpw-j92p No score

Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary...

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-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Record
GHSA-975q-pjpw-j92p
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-4173 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Shockwave Player, published October 23, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.57%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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