CVE-2012-5273
Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary...
CVE-2012-5273 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 8.58%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 8.58%EPSS, 95th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, and CVE-2012-4175.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, and CVE-2012-4175.
- Record
CVE-2012-5273- 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 ListNo 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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, and CVE-2012-4175.
- Record
CVE-2012-5273- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5196No 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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, and CVE-2012-4175.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hjw-jh9v-m769No 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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, and CVE-2012-4175.
- Record
GHSA-2hjw-jh9v-m769- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.