CVE-2013-0648: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Flash Player
- Added to the catalog
- 2024-09-17
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2024-10-08
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality 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-2013-0648
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2013-02-27T00:55:01.160
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16T23:49:50.320
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality 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, allows 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-2013-0648 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- adobe
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2013-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated
- 2026-01-12T21:07:32.722Z
- Problem types
- n/a
Unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality 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, allows 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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Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-01-12T21:07:32.722Z.
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