adobe flash-player CVE-2013-0643 vulnerability in Adobe and Other Products
Published on February 27, 2013

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The Firefox sandbox in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.2.202.273 on Linux, does not properly restrict privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe Flash Player contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in the Firefox sandbox that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content. .

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by October 8, 2024: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2013-0643 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.


Products Associated with CVE-2013-0643

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Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
 
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