CVE-2013-5331

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.257 and 11.8.x and 11.9.x before 11.9.900.170 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.332 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 3.9.0.1380, Adobe AIR SDK before 3.9.0.1380, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 3.9.0.1380 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted .swf content that leverages an unspecified "type confusion," as exploited in the wild in December 2013.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 87.69% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00075.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1818.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00084.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00008.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb13-28.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5331?
CVE-2013-5331 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-5331?
To fix CVE-2013-5331, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-5331 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-5331 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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