CVE-2013-0643
Actively exploited. CVE-2013-0643 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-17) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Adobe Flash Player contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in the Firefox sandbox that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Adobe Flash Player contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in the Firefox sandbox that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content.
- Who is affected
- All deployments of Adobe Flash Player are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 95% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2013-0643: Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-09-17
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