# CVE-2012-5054: Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malformed arguments exploiting an integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 8 Jun 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:** 24 Sep 2012
- **Updated:** 22 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxxm-q6xf-58pf

## What is CVE-2012-5054?

CVE-2012-5054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 24 Sep 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

Integer overflow in the copyRawDataTo method in the Matrix3D class in Adobe Flash Player before 11.4.402.265 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed arguments.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5054?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Flash Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5054?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 22 Jun 2022.

## Is CVE-2012-5054 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2012-5054 in the wild since at least 8 Jun 2022.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

- [CVE-2017-11292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11292/): Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7892/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7855/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0497/): Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-0643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0643/): Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5054 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 24 Sep 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-2012-5054 in the wild since at least 8 Jun 2022.

Affected product: Adobe Flash Player. 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-2012-5054/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5054/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5054
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5054
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5054

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