CVE-2012-0779

Impact:
Critical
Public Date:
2012-05-04
Bugzilla:
819003: CVE-2012-0779 flash-plugin: arbitrary code execution via object confusion (APSB12-09)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.19 and 11.x before 11.2.202.235 on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; before 11.1.111.9 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.8 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to an "object confusion vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in May 2012.

Find out more about CVE-2012-0779 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (flash-plugin) RHSA-2012:0688 2012-05-23
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (flash-plugin) RHSA-2012:0688 2012-05-23

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