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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2013-0633

Flash Player

Adobe / Flash Player

Severity
CVSS 9.3 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
20.9%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2013-0633 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.51 and 11.x before 11.5.502.149 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.51 and...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.51 and 11.x before 11.5.502.149 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.51 and 11.x before 11.2.202.262 on Linux, before 11.1.111.32 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.37 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.

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Published
08 Feb 2013
Exploitation Reported
08 Feb 2013
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Privileges
None
User interaction

Tags

android linux macos windows

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0633
  • RHSA-2013:0243 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0243.html
  • openSUSE-SU-2013:0279 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00004...
  • SUSE-SU-2013:0288 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00007...
  • openSUSE-SU-2013:0284 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00006...
  • adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-04.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-04.html

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 08 Feb 2013

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2013-02-08 11:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

20.9%

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2013-0633",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.20881,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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