CVE-2012-1535
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Aug 15, 2012 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe flash player
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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 15, 2012 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CISA due date Mar 24, 2022
Affected
- cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
- cpe opensuse/opensuse11.4
- cpe opensuse/opensuse12.1
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop5.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux server5.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation5.0
- cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop10
- vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2012-1535
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted SWF content.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2012-1535
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2012-1535
30-day exploitation probability 70.4%
first.org - Exploit Database20624
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Metasploit Modulesexploit_windows/browser/adobe_flash_otf_font
Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - NIST NVDCVE-2012-1535
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 Aug
nvd.nist.gov