Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR buffer overflow that could let an attacker run code on an affected device. Business urgency depends on whether legacy Flash or AIR remains installed, especially on endpoints that open untrusted web or media content. Exposure is most likely in legacy desktop, Android, or build environments still running the affected Flash Player, Adobe AIR, or AIR SDK versions named in the CVE record. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item with high impact if present. It should not outrank actively exploited issues unless affected Flash or AIR is still deployed. Mitigation focus: Check Adobe APSB12-22 for vendor guidance and fixed versions.; Upgrade Flash Player to the fixed version for each platform, where present.; Upgrade Adobe AIR and AIR SDK to 3.4.0.2710 or later..
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- adobe-cve20125286-bo(79771)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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CWE details
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