Description
Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.75 and 11.x before 11.7.700.169 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.75 and 11.x before 11.2.202.280 on Linux, before 11.1.111.50 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.54 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.7.0.1530; and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 3.7.0.1530 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 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 | 11.2.202.280-2.el6 | RHSA-2013:0730 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.280-1.el5 | RHSA-2013:0730 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2013:0730 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 20130418 VUPEN Security Research - Adobe Flash Player RTMP Data Processing Object Confusion (CVE-2013-2555) mailing-list
- http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309713355466227713
- SUSE-SU-2013:0670 vendor-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-11.html
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309756927301283840
- HPSBMU02948 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0730 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0672 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0675 vendor-advisory
- http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157