Is CVE-2012-5279 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-5279 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-5279?

CVE-2012-5279 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-5279?

CVE-2012-5279 has an EPSS score of 6.56% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5279?

Upgrade Adobe AIR to 3.5.0.600 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-5279

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.2.202.251 on Linux, before 11.1.111.24 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.27 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.600; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.600 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

Adobe AIRWindows application

Affected:3.5.0.600Fixed in:3.5.0.600HARMAN International

Clean Flash Player 34.0.0.330 InstallerWindows application

Affected:10.3 10.3.183.43Fixed in:10.3.183.43

Affected:11.2 11.2.202.251Fixed in:11.2.202.251

Affected:11.1 11.1.111.24Fixed in:11.1.111.24

Affected:11.1 11.1.115.27Fixed in:11.1.115.27

Affected:11.4 11.5.502.110Fixed in:11.5.502.110

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

adobe.com

Third-Party Advisory11

VDB Entry1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.