CVE-2012-4171: Medium severity adobe vulnerability

Published Aug 31, 2012
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Updated

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.2.202.238 on Linux, before 11.1.111.16 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.17 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2540; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2540 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging a logic error during handling of Firefox dialogs.

Affected Software

170 affected components
Adobe Adobe AIR<=3.3.0.3670
Adobe Adobe AIR SDK<=3.3.0.3690
Adobe Flash Player For Android<=11.1.111.10
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.102.59
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.111.5
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.111.6
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.111.7
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.111.8
Google Android=2.0
Google Android=2.0.1
Google Android=2.1
Google Android=2.2
Google Android=2.2-rev1
Google Android=2.2.1
Google Android=2.2.2
Google Android=2.2.3
Google Android=2.3
Google Android=2.3-rev1
Google Android=2.3.1
Google Android=2.3.2
Google Android=2.3.3
Google Android=2.3.4
Google Android=2.3.5
Google Android=2.3.6
Google Android=2.3.7
Google Android=3.0
Google Android=3.1
Google Android=3.2
Google Android=3.2.1
Google Android=3.2.2
Google Android=3.2.4
Google Android=3.2.6
Adobe Flash Player<=10.3.183.19
Adobe Flash Player=2
Adobe Flash Player=3
Adobe Flash Player=4
Adobe Flash Player=5
Adobe Flash Player=6
Adobe Flash Player=6.0.21.0
Adobe Flash Player=6.0.79
Adobe Flash Player=7.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.1
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.14.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.19.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.24.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.25
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.53.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.60.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.61.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.63
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.66.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.67.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.68.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.69.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.70.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.0.73.0
Adobe Flash Player=7.1
Adobe Flash Player=7.1.1
Adobe Flash Player=7.2
Adobe Flash Player=8.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.22.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.24.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.33.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.34.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.35.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.39.0
Adobe Flash Player=8.0.42.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.8.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.9.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.16
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.18d60
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.20
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.20.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.28
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.28.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.31
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.31.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.45.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.47.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.48.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.112.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.114.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.115.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.124.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.125.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.151.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.152.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.155.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.159.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.246.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.260.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.262.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.277.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.280
Adobe Flash Player=9.0.283.0
Adobe Flash Player=9.125.0
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.0.584
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.2.54
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.12.10
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.12.36
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.15.3
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.22.87
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.32.18
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.42.34
Adobe Flash Player=10.0.45.2
Adobe Flash Player=10.1
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.52.14
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.52.14.1
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.52.15
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.53.64
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.82.76
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.85.3
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.92.8
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.92.10
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.95.1
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.95.2
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.102.64
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.105.6
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.106.16
Adobe Flash Player=10.1.106.17
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.152
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.152.26
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.152.32
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.152.33
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.153.1
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.154.13
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.154.25
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.156.12
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.157.51
Adobe Flash Player=10.2.159.1
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.181.14
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.181.16
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.181.22
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.181.23
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.181.26
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.181.34
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.183.5
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.183.7
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.183.10
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.183.11
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.183.15
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.183.16
Adobe Flash Player=10.3.183.18
Linux Linux kernel
Adobe Flash Player=11.0
Adobe Flash Player=11.0.1.152
Adobe Flash Player=11.0.1.153
Adobe Flash Player=11.1
Adobe Flash Player=11.1.102.55
Adobe Flash Player=11.1.102.59
Adobe Flash Player=11.1.102.62
Adobe Flash Player=11.2.202.228
Adobe Flash Player=11.2.202.233
Adobe Flash Player=11.2.202.235
Adobe Flash Player=11.2.202.238
Adobe Flash Player=11.3.300.270
Adobe Flash Player=11.3.300.271
Apple iOS and macOS
Microsoft Windows
Adobe Flash Player For Android<=11.1.115.11
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.112.60
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.112.61
Adobe Flash Player For Android=11.1.115.6
Google Android=4.0
Google Android=4.0.1
Google Android=4.0.2
Google Android=4.0.3
Google Android=4.0.4
Google Android=4.1

Event History

Aug 31, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4171?

The severity of CVE-2012-4171 is classified as critical due to the potential for remote code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-4171?

To fix CVE-2012-4171, upgrade Adobe Flash Player to version 10.3.183.23 or later, or to version 11.x to the specified patched versions.

3

What versions of software are affected by CVE-2012-4171?

CVE-2012-4171 affects Adobe Flash Player versions before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265, as well as Adobe AIR versions before 3.4.0.2540.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-4171?

CVE-2012-4171 is a remote code execution vulnerability that affects various versions of Adobe Flash Player and AIR.

5

Is CVE-2012-4171 exploitable in web applications?

Yes, CVE-2012-4171 can be exploited in web applications through crafted Flash content.

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