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title: "CVE-2012-5676\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-5676

Publication date 12 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before
11.5.502.135 on Windows, before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before 11.5.502.136 on
Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.48 and 11.x before 11.2.202.258 on Linux, before
11.1.111.29 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.34 on Android 4.x;
Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.880 on Windows and before 3.5.0.890 on Mac OS X; and
Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.880 on Windows and before 3.5.0.890 on Mac OS X
allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| adobe-flashplugin | 12.10 quantal | Fixed 11.2.202.258-0quantal1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 11.2.202.258-0precise1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 11.2.202.258-0oneiric1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 11.2.202.258-0lucid1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| flashplugin-nonfree | 12.10 quantal | Fixed 11.2.202.258ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 11.2.202.258ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 11.2.202.258ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 11.2.202.258ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 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-2012-5676)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5676)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-5676)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5676)

### Other references

* <http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-27.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5676>
