CVE-2012-2040
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in 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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in 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 local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an unspecified directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.03% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · adobe/air · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-14.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-14.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.