# CVE-2012-0773: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pf9j-cg8h-rvwh, RHSA-2012:0434

## What is CVE-2012-0773?

CVE-2012-0773 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 28 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The NetStream class in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.18 and 11.x before 11.2.202.228 on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; Flash Player before 10.3.183.18 and 11.x before 11.2.202.223 on Solaris; Flash Player before 11.1.111.8 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and AIR before 3.2.0.2070 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0773?

It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `flash-plugin` | Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:10.3.183.18-1.el5 |
| `flash-plugin` | Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:10.3.183.18-1.el5 |
| `flash-plugin` | Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | All versions | 0:10.3.183.18-1.el6 |

Products: Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Xerox Freeflow Print Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0773?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-0773 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air

- [CVE-2014-0502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0502/): Adobe Flash Player Double Free Vulnerablity (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-0301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0301/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0303/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0304/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0306/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0773 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0773 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 28 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Adobe Air. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0773/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0773/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0773
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0773
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0773

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