CVE-2013-0643: Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Flash Player
- Added to the catalog
- 2024-09-17
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2024-10-08
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
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.
Required action (CISA)
The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.
Links in CISA's notes
- https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life-alternative.html#eol-alternative-faq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0643
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2013-02-27T00:55:01.017
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16T23:49:49.607
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo, CWE-269
The Firefox sandbox in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.2.202.273 on Linux, does not properly restrict privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | [email protected] (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | 9.3 | HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00025.html (Mailing List)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00026.html (Mailing List)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00035.html (Mailing List)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0574.html (Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html (Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00025.html (Mailing List)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00026.html (Mailing List)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00035.html (Mailing List)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0574.html (Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html (Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0643 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- adobe
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2013-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated
- 2025-10-22T00:05:43.876Z
- Problem types
- n/a
The Firefox sandbox in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.2.202.273 on Linux, does not properly restrict privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
References
- RHSA-2013:0574
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html
- SUSE-SU-2013:0373
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0359
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0360
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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)
D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
D3FEND lists no defensive technique for this weakness.
D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2013-0643: Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability",
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https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2013-0643 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-16T23:49:49.607.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-22T00:05:43.876Z.
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