Unscored severity · published Jun 9, 2012
CVE-2012-2040
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x…
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CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an unspecified directory.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Air · Adobe
through 3.2.0.2070 · source: NVD
FP
Flash Player · Adobe
through 11.2.202.235; through 11.1.115.8; through 11.1.111.9 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10; 11; 11 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.4; 12.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2040
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2040
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00006.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00007.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-14.html
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