Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 92.0%; technical severity is CVSS 8.1.
Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.15 and 11.x before 11.1.102.62 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; before 11.1.111.6 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.6 on Android 4.x allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Who should care
- Teams operating Flash Player
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Flash Player is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Adobe Security patch APSB12-03
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
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Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-787
- Affected versions
- Adobe Flash Player (End Excluding 10.3.183.15 | Start Including 11.0, End Excluding 11.1.102.62 | End Excluding 11.1.111.6 | End Excluding 11.1.115.6)
- Fixed versions
- Adobe Flash Player (Fixed from 10.3.183.15, 11.1.102.62, 11.1.111.6, 11.1.115.6)
- Published
- 16 February 2012
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 92.0%
- Signal calculated at 82
External references
- Red Hat Third-party advisory RHSA 2012 0144
- CISA Government advisory CVE-2012-0754
- GitHub Technical reference
- Lists Opensuse Technical reference Msg00014
- Secunia Technical reference
- Secunia Technical reference
- Oval Cisecurity Third-party advisory Oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15030
- Oval Cisecurity Third-party advisory Oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15973