Description
Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.51 and 11.x before 11.5.502.149 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.51 and 11.x before 11.2.202.262 on Linux, before 11.1.111.32 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.37 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.262-1.el6 | RHSA-2013:0243 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.262-1.el5 | RHSA-2013:0243 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Adobe Flash Player Regular Expression Heap Overflow
exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flash_regex_value
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe Flash Player - Regular Expression Heap Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-32959 · remote · Apr 21, 2014 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2013:0243 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-04.html
- RHSA-2013:0243 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0279 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:0288 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0284 vendor-advisory