# Adobe Flash Player: 4 actively exploited vulnerabilities · pwn.watch

> CVE-2013-0643: Adobe Flash Player contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in the Firefox sandbox that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content. CVE-2013-0648: Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content. CVE-2014-0497: Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-0502: Adobe Flash Player contains a double free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-17. CVE-2013-0643, CVE-2013-0648, CVE-2014-0497, CVE-2014-0502 were assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-flash-player-cve-2013-0643-cve-2013-0648 · generated 2026-10-22T21:47:37.879Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: unpatched
- Product: Adobe Flash Player
- Started: 2024-09-17 · closed: 2024-09-17
- CVEs: CVE-2013-0643, CVE-2013-0648, CVE-2014-0497, CVE-2014-0502
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: No fix: CISA says the product is end-of-life and should be retired

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- This file: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-flash-player-cve-2013-0643-cve-2013-0648/llms.txt

## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-09-17: CISA added CVE-2013-0643 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-09-17: CISA added CVE-2013-0648 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-09-17: CISA added CVE-2014-0497 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-09-17: CISA added CVE-2014-0502 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Adobe Flash Player: 4 actively exploited vulnerabilities

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-flash-player-cve-2013-0643-cve-2013-0648 · status: closed (closed Sep 17, 2024) · severity: high · updated Sep 17, 2024

## Patch status
**UNPATCHED: no fixed release yet. Apply mitigations and watch for updates.**

## What it is
CVE-2013-0643: Adobe Flash Player contains an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in the Firefox sandbox that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content. CVE-2013-0648: Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content. CVE-2014-0497: Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-0502: Adobe Flash Player contains a double free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-17. CVE-2013-0643, CVE-2013-0648, CVE-2014-0497, CVE-2014-0502 were assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Severity detail: CVSS 8.8 (v3.1, CISA-ADP), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Adobe Flash Player
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2013-0643, CVE-2013-0648, CVE-2014-0497, CVE-2014-0502

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- No fix: CISA says the product is end-of-life and should be retired

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Mitigations
The data marks this as unpatched. Until every affected component is fixed, apply the vendor mitigations from the advisories below (restrict network exposure of the affected service, disable the vulnerable feature if the advisory allows).

## Latest updates
- Sep 17, 2024: CISA added CVE-2013-0643 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08)
- Sep 17, 2024: CISA added CVE-2013-0648 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08)
- Sep 17, 2024: CISA added CVE-2014-0497 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08)
- Sep 17, 2024: CISA added CVE-2014-0502 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-08)

## Advisories
- [Adobe advisory: CVE-2013-0643](https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life-alternative.html#eol-alternative-faq) (Adobe)
- [NVD: CVE-2013-0643](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0643) (NVD)
- [NVD: CVE-2013-0648](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0648) (NVD)
- [NVD: CVE-2014-0497](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0497) (NVD)
- [NVD: CVE-2014-0502](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0502) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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