CVE-2012-6270 (GCVE-0-2012-6270)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-20 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/546769 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323161 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
Date Public
2012-12-17 00:00
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