Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2012-0754 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Security Account Manager (T1003.002); ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 10.3.183.15 and 11.x prior to 11.1.102.62 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris, as well as versions prior to 11.1.111.6 on Android 2.x and 3.x and prior to 11.1.115.6 on Android 4.x, contain a memory corruption flaw tracked as CWE-787. The vulnerability permits remote attackers to trigger arbitrary code execution or a denial of service through unspecified vectors, reflected in its CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 with network attack vector, high complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction.
An attacker can deliver malicious content over the network to an affected Flash Player instance and leverage the flaw to corrupt memory, potentially gaining full control of the process or crashing the application. Exploitation requires no authentication and succeeds against any user who encounters the crafted input, though the high attack complexity indicates specific conditions must be met for reliable code execution.
Vendor advisories from Red Hat, openSUSE, Gentoo, and Secunia direct administrators to apply the corresponding updates that advance Flash Player past the listed vulnerable releases on each supported platform. These patches address the memory corruption issue directly and are distributed through the respective operating-system update mechanisms referenced in the security bulletins.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2012-0786
Vulnerability Data
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…
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of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 08 June 2022
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Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover out-of-bounds write flaws so they can be remediated.
Patching or replacing vulnerable software directly eliminates known instances of this coding weakness.
Secure-development practices (static analysis, bounds checking, code review) are the primary means of preventing out-of-bounds writes.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.