Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Player for Linux - CVE-2013-0504
Published: January 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4557
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0504
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Flash Player broker service. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site serving malicious Flash (SWF) content, trick the victim into visiting 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.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Flash Player broker service. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site serving malicious Flash (SWF) content, trick the victim into visiting 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.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0504
Update Adobe Flash Player to version 11.6.602.171.
Update Adobe Flash Player for Linux to version 11.2.202.273.
Update Adobe Flash Player for Linux to version 11.2.202.273.