#VU4555 Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Flash Player for Linux and Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2013-0643

Vulnerability identifier: #VU4555

Vulnerability risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:A/U:Red

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0643

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player

Software vendor:
Adobe

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error when handling permissions of the Flash Player Firefox sandbox. A remote attacker can create specially crafted Web site serving malicious Flash (SWF) content, trick the victim into visiting it, bypass the sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox 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.

Update Adobe Flash Player to version 11.6.602.171.
Update Adobe Flash Player for Linux to version 11.2.202.273.

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html