Buffer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2013-0633
Published: January 13, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4552
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0633
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in ActiveX version of Flash Player. A remote attacker can create specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in ActiveX version of Flash Player. A remote attacker can create specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0633
Install update from vendor's website.