Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5257 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:56215
Info
Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5257 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 56215 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2012-5257 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Oct 08 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Mar 19 2015 09:21AM |
| Credit: | Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind, and Fermin Serna from Google Security Team |
| Vulnerable: |
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 SuSE openSUSE 12.1 SuSE openSUSE 11.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 5 client openSUSE openSUSE 12.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5257 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application or cause denial-of-service conditions.
NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 55827 (Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB12-22 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.
Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application or cause denial-of-service conditions.
NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 55827 (Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB12-22 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.
Solution / Fix
Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5257 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.