# CVE-2012-2034: Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player and AIR.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 28 Mar 2022 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2012
- **Updated:** 22 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cfr-rpp6-j86f

## What is CVE-2012-2034?

CVE-2012-2034 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 9 Jun 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

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2037.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2034?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2034?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 18 Apr 2022.

## Is CVE-2012-2034 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2012-2034 in the wild since at least 28 Mar 2022.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air

- [CVE-2016-1010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1010/): Adobe Flash Player and AIR Integer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-8651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8651/): Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-8439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8439/): Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-8459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8459/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-8045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8045/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2034 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2034 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 9 Jun 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: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2012-2034 in the wild since at least 28 Mar 2022.

Affected product: 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-2012-2034/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2034/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2034
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2034
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2034

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