Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE covers memory corruption in older Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, and AIR SDK releases. Successful attack could let an attacker run code or crash the software. Business urgency is highest where legacy Flash or AIR remains on endpoints, kiosks, lab systems, or packaged applications. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments that still retain Flash Player, Adobe AIR, AIR SDK, old Linux packages, or Android 2.x through 4.x devices. Modern fleets may have little exposure if Flash and AIR were removed. Prioritize remediation where legacy Flash or AIR is still present, especially on user-facing endpoints. If these runtimes are absent, document non-exposure and focus on asset validation. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Flash Player versions to the fixed Adobe releases or later.; Upgrade Adobe AIR and AIR SDK to 3.5.0.600 or later.; Remove or disable Flash Player and AIR where no longer operationally required..
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- Known Exploited
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- adobe-cve20125279-code-exec(79850)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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