CVE-2012-2039 Null dereference in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a null pointer dereference in Adobe Flash Player and AIR.

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

What is CVE-2012-2039?

CVE-2012-2039 is a critical 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 (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2039?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2039?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-2039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Air vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jxfm-65m8-c9cm.

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