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title: "CVE-2012-4168\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-4168

Publication date 21 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on
Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.2.202.238 on
Linux, before 11.1.111.16 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.17 on
Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2540; and Adobe AIR SDK before
3.4.0.2540 allow remote attackers to read content from a different domain
via a crafted web site.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| adobe-flashplugin | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 11.2.202.238-0precise1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 11.2.202.238-0oneiric1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 11.2.202.238-0natty1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 11.2.202.238-0lucid1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| flashplugin-nonfree | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 11.2.202.238ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 11.2.202.238ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 11.2.202.238ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 11.2.202.238ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4168)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4168)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-4168)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4168)

### Other references

* <http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-19.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4168>
