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CVE-2013-1365

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-02-12
Fix available
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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
Buffer overflow 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-2013-0642, CVE-2013-0645, CVE-2013-1366, CVE-2013-1367, CVE-2013-1368, CVE-2013-1369, CVE-2013-1370, CVE-2013-1372, and CVE-2013-1373.

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

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Affects Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android platforms across multiple version ranges.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the patched versions specified in the advisory (10.3.183.63+/11.6.602.168+ for Windows, 10.3.183.61+/11.6.602.167+ for Mac, 11.2.202.270+ for Linux, 11.1.111.43+ for Android 2.x/3.x, 11.1.115.47+ for Android 4.x, AIR 3.6.0.597+, AIR SDK 3.6.0.599+).

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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

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  1. Identify Adobe Flash Player version on Windows
    Open a browser and go to 'about:flash' or visit Adobe's version check page. Alternatively, check the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\CurrentVersion
    Affected if The displayed version falls within: 10.3.x before 10.3.183.63, 11.6.x before 11.6.602.168, or any version in the unpatched 10.3/11.6/11.2/11.1 ranges for the detected platform
  2. Identify Adobe Flash Player version on Mac OS X
    Open System Preferences, click on Flash Player, and check the version tab. Alternatively, examine the file /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player/AssetCache/version.txt or use the Flash Player About box within a browser
    Affected if The displayed version falls within: 10.3.x before 10.3.183.61, 11.6.x before 11.6.602.167, 11.2.x before 11.2.202.270, or 11.1.x before 11.1.111.43 (Android 2.x/3.x) or 11.1.115.47 (Android 4.x)
  3. Identify Adobe Flash Player version on Linux
    Run 'rpm -q flash-plugin' or check the Flash Player version through the Adobe version check website in a browser
    Affected if The version is 11.2.x and less than 11.2.202.270, or falls within other affected ranges for Linux
  4. Identify Adobe AIR version
    On Windows, check Add/Remove Programs for Adobe AIR or run 'airpackager -version' from command line. On Mac, check /Applications/Adobe AIR or run the AIR version command. For SDK, check the version.txt file in the SDK installation directory
    Affected if Adobe AIR version is less than 3.6.0.597, or Adobe AIR SDK version is less than 3.6.0.599
  5. Confirm platform type
    Identify the operating system: Windows (run 'winver' or check System Properties), Mac OS X (click Apple menu > About This Mac), Linux (run 'uname -a' or check /etc/os-release), or Android (Settings > About Phone/Tablet)
    Affected if The platform is one of Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, or Android and the Flash Player or AIR version matches affected ranges for that specific platform

The environment is affected if Adobe Flash Player or Adobe AIR is installed with a version that falls within the vulnerable ranges for the detected platform, specifically Flash Player 10.3.x before 10.3.183.63/61, 11.6.x before 11.6.602.168/167, 11.2.x before 11.2.202.270, 11.1.x before 11.1.111.43/115.47, or AIR below 3.6.0.597 (or SDK 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 (10.3.183.63+/11.6.602.168+ for Windows, 10.3.183.61+/11.6.602.167+ for Mac, 11.2.202.270+ for Linux, 11.1.111.43+ for Android 2.x/3.x, 11.1.115.47+ for Android 4.x, AIR 3.6.0.597+, AIR SDK 3.6.0.599+).

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.63/10.3.183.61, 11.2.202.270, 11.6.602.168/11.6.602.167 or later; Adobe AIR 3.6.0.597 or later; Adobe AIR SDK 3.6.0.599 or later

  1. 1. Identify the installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to 'About Flash Player' in the right-click context menu or visiting 'about:flash' in the browser
  2. 2. Identify the installed Adobe AIR version by checking 'Help > About Adobe AIR' in any AIR application or the AIR SDK version in the SDK directory
  3. 3. Download the appropriate fixed version from the Adobe Security Bulletins page: for Flash Player 10.3.x upgrade to 10.3.183.63 (Windows) or 10.3.183.61 (Mac/Linux), for 11.2.x upgrade to 11.2.202.270 (Linux) or 11.6.x upgrade to 11.6.602.168 (Windows) / 11.6.602.167 (Mac)
  4. 4. For Android Flash Player, upgrade to 11.1.111.43 (Android 2.x/3.x) or 11.1.115.47 (Android 4.x) via Google Play Store or direct download
  5. 5. For Adobe AIR, upgrade to version 3.6.0.597 or higher from get.adobe.com/air
  6. 6. For Adobe AIR SDK, upgrade to version 3.6.0.599 or higher from the Adobe AIR SDK download page
  7. 7. Restart all browsers and applications after installation to ensure the new version is fully loaded
  8. 8. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed versions specified in step 3
Caveat Adobe Flash Player and AIR reached end-of-life on December 31, 2020; consider migrating to HTML5 as no further updates are available

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Fix this in Flash Player Scoped from the published advisory
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