Attacker Value
Very High
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
High
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
Required
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2012-1535

Disclosure Date: August 15, 2012
Exploited in the Wild
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

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Technical Analysis

A rather prolific exploit from the summer of ‘12. A couple Chinese intrusion sets went ham with this almost as a final hurrah considering the exposure it brought on them and how things changed over the years to follow.

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • adobe,
  • opensuse,
  • redhat,
  • suse

Products

  • enterprise linux desktop 5.0,
  • enterprise linux server 5.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 5.0,
  • flash player,
  • linux enterprise desktop 10,
  • opensuse 11.4,
  • opensuse 12.1

Exploited in the Wild

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