Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability

HIGH 8.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2013-0643 · Published 27/02/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 17/09/2024. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
flash player adobe	`≥ 11.0, < 11.2.202.273≥ 11.0, < 11.6.602.171< 10.3.183.67`	`11.2.202.27311.6.602.17110.3.183.67`

Description

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.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00025.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00026.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00035.html · Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0574.html · Third Party Advisory
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html · Broken Link
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2013-0643

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