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CVE-2013-0644

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-02-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.6.0.597 / 3.6.0.599 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.63 and 11.x before 11.6.602.168 on Windows, before 10.3.183.61 and 11.x before 11.6.602.167 on Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.61 and 11.x before 11.2.202.270 on Linux, before 11.1.111.43 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.47 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.6.0.597; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.6.0.599 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0649 and CVE-2013-1374.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allowing arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists in unspecified vectors and affects specific versions across Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android platforms.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the patched versions specified in the advisory, or remove Flash Player entirely as it reached end-of-life in 2020 and no longer receives security updates.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:>= 10.3, < 10.3.183.63>= 11.6, < 11.6.602.168>= 10.3, < 10.3.183.61>= 11.2, < 11.2.202.270>= 11.1, < 11.1.111.43>= 11.1, < 11.1.115.47>= 11.6, < 11.6.602.167
AirApplication
Affected:< 3.6.0.597
Air SdkApplication
Affected:< 3.6.0.599

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Windows
    Open Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\CurrentVersion, or check the file version of NPSWF32.dll in C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: 10.3.x before 10.3.183.63; 11.6.x before 11.6.602.168; 11.2.x before 11.2.202.270; 11.1.x before 11.1.111.43 or 11.1.115.47 depending on the specific subversion
  2. Check Adobe Flash Player version on macOS
    Open Terminal and run: defaults read /Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/Flash\Player/mms.cfg 2>/dev/null; or right-click Flash Player in System Preferences to view version, or check /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Info.plist for CFBundleVersion
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: 10.3.x before 10.3.183.63; 11.6.x before 11.6.602.168; 11.2.x before 11.2.202.270; 11.1.x before 11.1.111.43 or 11.1.115.47 depending on the specific subversion
  3. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Linux
    Check the installed package version using the system package manager: dpkg -l | grep flash or rpm -qa | grep flash, or inspect the file /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so version properties
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: 10.3.x before 10.3.183.63; 11.6.x before 11.6.602.168; 11.2.x before 11.2.202.270; 11.1.x before 11.1.111.43 or 11.1.115.47 depending on the specific subversion
  4. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows
    Open Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\AIR\Version or check the version property of the Adobe AIR application in Add/Remove Programs
    Affected if The installed version is older than 3.6.0.597
  5. Check Adobe AIR SDK version
    Check the AIR SDK version by inspecting the version.properties file in the SDK installation directory, or run: adt -version if the AIR Developer Tool is available
    Affected if The installed SDK version is older than 3.6.0.599

A system is affected if Adobe Flash Player is installed with any version from 10.3.x to just below 10.3.183.63, 11.1.x to just below 11.1.111.43 or 11.1.115.47, 11.2.x to just below 11.2.202.270, or 11.6.x to just below 11.6.602.168, or if Adobe AIR is below 3.6.0.597 or the AIR SDK is below 3.6.0.599.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.6.0.597 / 3.6.0.599 / 10.3.183.61 or later
Fixed in 3.6.0.5973.6.0.59910.3.183.61
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the patched versions specified in the advisory, or remove Flash Player entirely as it reached end-of-life in 2020 and no longer receives security updates.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.63/11.6.602.168 (Windows), 10.3.183.61/11.6.602.167 (Mac), 10.3.183.61/11.2.202.270 (Linux), 11.1.111.43 (Android 2/3), 11.1.115.47 (Android 4); Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597; AIR SDK 3.6.0.599

  1. 1. Identify the current installed version of Adobe Flash Player or Adobe AIR on the system
  2. 2. For Windows Flash Player users: Upgrade to version 10.3.183.63 (if using 10.x branch) or 11.6.602.168 (if using 11.x branch)
  3. 3. For Mac OS X Flash Player users: Upgrade to version 10.3.183.61 (if using 10.x branch) or 11.6.602.167 (if using 11.x branch)
  4. 4. For Linux Flash Player users: Upgrade to version 10.3.183.61 (if using 10.x branch) or 11.2.202.270 (if using 11.x branch)
  5. 5. For Android 2.x and 3.x Flash Player users: Upgrade to version 11.1.111.43
  6. 6. For Android 4.x Flash Player users: Upgrade to version 11.1.115.47
  7. 7. For Adobe AIR users: Upgrade to version 3.6.0.597 or higher
  8. 8. For Adobe AIR SDK developers: Upgrade to version 3.6.0.599 or higher
Caveat Flash Player is deprecated and no longer supported; consider migrating away from Flash-based content. Some older Flash content may not function on newer versions.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Flash Player Scoped from the published advisory
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