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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4174 · published 23 October 2012

CVE-2012-4174: Adobe shockwave player memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Adobe · Shockwave Player

Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 9.6% · top 4.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
9.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/86539
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-23.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872545 US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79546
http://osvdb.org/86539
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-23.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872545 US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79546

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4174), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.