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CVE-2013-1372

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
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-2013-1365, CVE-2013-1366, CVE-2013-1367, CVE-2013-1368, CVE-2013-1369, CVE-2013-1370, 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 arbitrary code execution via unspecified vectors. 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 official advisory (Flash Player 10.3.183.63+/11.x to 11.6.602.168+ depending on platform; AIR to 3.6.0.597+ runtime or 3.6.0.599+ SDK).

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\Version, or right-click NPSWF32.dll in C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash and select Properties > Details to view the File Version
    Affected if The displayed version falls within any of these ranges: 10.3.x before 10.3.183.63 or 10.3.183.61; 11.1.x before 11.1.111.43 or 11.1.115.47; 11.2.x before 11.2.202.270; 11.6.x before 11.6.602.168 or 11.6.602.167
  2. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Mac OS X
    Navigate to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin, right-click and select Get Info, or run: defaults read /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/Flash\ Player.plugin/Contents/Info CFBundleVersion
    Affected if The version is 10.3.x before 10.3.183.63 or 10.3.183.61; 11.1.x before 11.1.111.43 or 11.1.115.47; 11.2.x before 11.2.202.270; or 11.6.x before 11.6.602.168 or 11.6.602.167
  3. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Linux
    Run rpm -q flash-plugin or check the file version of /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so using: rpm -qf /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so
    Affected if The installed version is any release before 10.3.183.63, 11.2.202.270, or 11.6.602.168 depending on the branch in use
  4. Check Adobe AIR runtime version
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features (Windows), or run: /Library/Frameworks/Adobe AIR.framework/Versions/1.0/Adobe AIR Application Installer --version (Mac), or check the version displayed in the AIR runtime settings
    Affected if The installed Adobe AIR version is lower than 3.6.0.597
  5. Check Adobe AIR SDK version
    Locate the AIR SDK installation directory and check the version file or run: adt -version if the AIR Developer Tool is available, or inspect the AIR SDK readme/version manifest
    Affected if The installed Adobe AIR SDK version is lower than 3.6.0.599

You are affected if any installed Adobe Flash Player version is below the minimum fixed version for your branch (10.3.183.63, 11.1.111.43, 11.2.202.270, or 11.6.602.168 depending on version) or if Adobe AIR runtime is below 3.6.0.597 or 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 official advisory (Flash Player 10.3.183.63+/11.x to 11.6.602.168+ depending on platform; AIR to 3.6.0.597+ runtime or 3.6.0.599+ SDK).

Recommended fix High confidence

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.x/3.x), 11.1.115.47+ (Android 4.x); AIR: 3.6.0.597+; AIR SDK: 3.6.0.599+

  1. Identify the installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to 'About Flash Player' in the Help menu or visiting adobe.com/software/flash/about
  2. Identify the installed Adobe AIR version by checking the AIR version in the application's properties or Adobe AIR settings
  3. For Windows Flash Player: Upgrade to version 10.3.183.63 (for 10.x branch) or 11.6.602.168 (for 11.x branch) depending on your current major version
  4. For Mac OS X Flash Player: Upgrade to version 10.3.183.61 or 11.6.602.167 depending on your current major version
  5. For Linux Flash Player: Upgrade to version 10.3.183.61 or 11.2.202.270 depending on your current major version
  6. For Android 2.x/3.x devices: Upgrade Flash Player to version 11.1.111.43 or later
  7. For Android 4.x devices: Upgrade Flash Player to version 11.1.115.47 or later
  8. For Adobe AIR: Upgrade to version 3.6.0.597 or later
Caveat Flash Player 10.x reached end of life; legacy systems may require legacy version maintenance or migration away from Flash-based applications

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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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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