CVE-2013-5331

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 72.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2013-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

Adobe Air: before 3.9.0.1380 — fixed in 3.9.0.1380
Adobe Air Sdk: before 3.9.0.1380 — fixed in 3.9.0.1380
Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 11.0 before 11.7.700.257; from 11.8 before 11.8.800.175; from 11.9 before 11.9.900.700; from 11.0 before 11.2.202.332 — fixed in 11.2.202.332, 11.7.700.257, 11.8.800.175, 11.9.900.700

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Air 3.9.0.1380; Adobe Air Sdk 3.9.0.1380; Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. 11.2.202.332, 11.7.700.257, 11.8.800.175, 11.9.900.700. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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