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CVE-2013-0643 kev in the critical feed json

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 a…

published 2013-02-27 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-0654

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2024-09-17
epss
10.5%
EPSS 10.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

  • adobe flash_player 10.3.183.67, 11.6.602.171
  • flash-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 11.2.202.273-1.el5
  • flash-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 11.2.202.273-1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0574

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-0643 updated cvss 6.8

flash-plugin: Firefox sandbox permissions issue (APSB13-08)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin 11.2.202.273-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin 11.2.202.273-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin 11.2.202.273-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin 11.2.202.273-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0574

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  4. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
2 y ago
Patch by
2024-10-08 (2 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
Vendor, product
Adobe, Flash Player
CISA name
Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

10.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • adobe flash_player

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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