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title: "CVE-2012-5054\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-5054

Publication date 24 September 2012

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5054?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5054?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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)

## Notes

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### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold)

"Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux should
update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.238."
11.3 and higher are for Windows and Mac OS X only.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5054)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5054)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-5054)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5054)

### Other references

* <http://www.vupen.com/english/services/ba-index.php>
* <http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-19.html>
* <http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116435/Adobe-Flash-Player-Matrix3D-Integer-Overflow-Code-Execution.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5054>
* <https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog>