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CVE-2012-4172

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

10.0 High

CVE-2012-4172 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 9.69%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
9.69%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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Exploit likelihood

9.69%Up 6.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used10.0

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

Record
CVE-2012-4172
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 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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Record
CVE-2012-4172
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4116No 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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Record
EUVD-2012-4116
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6w2-wcgh-gxjvNo 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-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

Record
GHSA-r6w2-wcgh-gxjv
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

References

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