Flash PlayerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2013-3343

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-06-12
Fix available
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

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
Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.90 and 11.x before 11.7.700.224 on Windows, before 10.3.183.90 and 11.x before 11.7.700.225 on Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.90 and 11.x before 11.2.202.291 on Linux, before 11.1.111.59 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.63 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.7.0.2090 on Windows and Android and before 3.7.0.2100 on Mac OS X; and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 3.7.0.2090 on Windows and before 3.7.0.2100 on Mac OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-119

The program reads or writes outside the bounds of an allocated buffer, corrupting adjacent memory. With crafted input an attacker can overwrite control data and, with effort, redirect execution to their own code. Remediation ranges from bounds checking and safe library functions to compiler mitigations, usually alongside a careful audit of the surrounding code.

General guidance for the memory buffer bounds error class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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:>= 10.0, < 10.3.183.90>= 11.0, < 11.7.700.224>= 11.0, < 11.2.202.291>= 11.0, < 11.1.111.59>= 11.0, < 11.1.115.63>= 11.0, < 11.7.700.225
AirApplication
Affected:< 3.7.0.2090< 3.7.0.2100
Air SdkApplication
Affected:< 3.7.0.2090< 3.7.0.2100

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.7.0.2090 / 3.7.0.2100 / 10.3.183.90 or later
Fixed in 3.7.0.20903.7.0.210010.3.183.90
Vendor patch www.adobe.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 10.3.183.90 / 11.7.700.224-225 / 11.2.202.291 / 11.1.111.59 / 11.1.115.63 (platform-dependent); Adobe AIR 3.7.0.2090/3.7.0.2100 (platform-dependent); Adobe AIR SDK 3.7.0.2090/3.7.0.2100 (platform-dependent)

  1. 1. Identify the installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to 'About Flash Player' in the player or checking the system's installed programs
  2. 2. Identify the Adobe AIR version by checking the system's installed programs or the AIR version in the system tray
  3. 3. Download the appropriate fixed version from the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB13-16: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-16.html
  4. 4. For Flash Player: Upgrade to version 10.3.183.90, 11.7.700.224/225, 11.2.202.291, 11.1.111.59, or 11.1.115.63 depending on your platform (Windows/Mac/Linux/Android)
  5. 5. For Adobe AIR: Upgrade to version 3.7.0.2090 (Windows/Android) or 3.7.0.2100 (Mac OS X)
  6. 6. For AIR SDK/Compiler: Upgrade to version 3.7.0.2090 (Windows) or 3.7.0.2100 (Mac OS X)
  7. 7. Restart any browsers and applications using Flash Player or AIR after the upgrade
  8. 8. Verify the new version is installed correctly
Caveat Minor: Upgrading patch versions within the same major release typically has minimal risk; however, as Flash Player is end-of-life, consider migrating away from Flash-based content

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

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