Is CVE-2012-5285 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5285 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5285?

CVE-2012-5285 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-5285

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 9.1%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.2.202.243 on Linux, before 11.1.111.19 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.20 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2710; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2710 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than other Flash Player buffer overflow CVEs listed in APSB12-22.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 9.1% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5208)
Published: November 13, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5208 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

adobe / air
adobe / air sdk
adobe / flash player
apple / mac os x
google / android
linux / linux kernel
microsoft / windows

References

http://osvdb.org/86874(Broken Link)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-22.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56374(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79770(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

Query CVEs from your AI assistant

The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.

Add the CVE brain