CVE-2012-4165 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR across Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android platforms. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code is listed, the vulnerability received significant media coverage and community discussion at the time, indicating its high perceived threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.3, < 10.3.183.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.4, < 11.4.402.265CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.2, < 11.2.202.238CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.1, < 11.1.111.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.1, < 11.1.115.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.