CVE-2012-4174 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.6.8.638, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100 indicate significant potential for impact and warrant immediate patching. The vulnerability received limited community discussion and media coverage at the time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.6.7.637CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.