Adobe Flash Player up to 11.6.602.168 Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.6.602.168. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Permission Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0643. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.6.602.168 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Permission Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 02/26/2013 as APSB13-08 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0643 since 12/18/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64916 (Flash Player <= 10.3.183.63 / 11.6.602.168 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-08)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166198 (SUSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2013:0359-1)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 09/17/2024 with a due date of 10/08/2024:

The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

Upgrading to version 11.6.602.171 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (99), Tenable (64916), OSVDB (90613†), Secunia (SA52374†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028210†). Additional details are provided at news.cnet.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7830 and VDB-7832. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 64916
Nessus Name: Flash Player <= 10.3.183.63 / 11.6.602.168 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-08)
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OpenVAS ID: 803324
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 March13 (Linux)
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.6.602.171

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB13-08
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CVE: CVE-2013-0643 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0643
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7831

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Secunia: 52374 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 90613
SecurityTracker: 1028210 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38566 - [APSB13-08] Adobe Flash Player Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted SWF Content - CVE-2013-0643, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2013 10:46
Updated: 04/22/2026 12:57
Changes: 02/27/2013 10:46 (53), 04/25/2017 11:16 (34), 05/05/2021 15:03 (3), 07/14/2024 12:03 (21), 09/18/2024 03:14 (1), 09/18/2024 22:30 (11), 09/19/2024 22:21 (11), 09/30/2024 17:13 (9), 04/22/2026 12:57 (9)
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