--- title: "CVE-2012-5248\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5248?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2012-5248 Publication date 9 October 2012 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.2.202.243 on Linux, before 11.1.111.19 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.20 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2710; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2710 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than other Flash Player buffer overflow CVEs listed in APSB12-22. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | adobe-flashplugin | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 11.2.202.243-0precise1 | | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 11.2.202.243-0oneiric1 | | 11.04 natty | Fixed 11.2.202.243-0natty1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 11.2.202.243-0lucid1 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | flashplugin-nonfree | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 11.2.202.243ubuntu0.12.04.1 | | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 11.2.202.243ubuntu0.11.10.1 | | 11.04 natty | Fixed 11.2.202.243ubuntu0.11.04.1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 11.2.202.243ubuntu0.10.04.1 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | --- * [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-2012-5248) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5248) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-5248) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5248) ### Other references * *