CRITICAL

CVE-2013-3333

CWE-119Published: May 16, 2013· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

10.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.86 and 11.x before 11.7.700.202 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.86 and 11.x before 11.2.202.285 on Linux, before 11.1.111.54 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.58 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.7.0.1860; and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 3.7.0.1860 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2728, CVE-2013-3324, CVE-2013-3325, CVE-2013-3326, CVE-2013-3327, CVE-2013-3328, CVE-2013-3329, CVE-2013-3330, CVE-2013-3331, CVE-2013-3332, CVE-2013-3334, and CVE-2013-3335.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2013-3333 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityC

IntegrityC

AvailabilityC

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

Adobe3 product(s)

flash playeradobe airadobe air sdk

Apple1 product(s)

mac os x

Google1 product(s)

android

Linux1 product(s)

linux kernel

Microsoft1 product(s)

windows

openSUSE1 product(s)

opensuse

Red Hat5 product(s)

enterprise linux desktopenterprise linux eusenterprise linux serverenterprise linux server eusenterprise linux workstation

SUSE1 product(s)

linux enterprise desktop

Source: NVD CPE · 19 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-14.html

PATCHhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-14.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00003.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00003.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00010.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0825.html

ADVISORYhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16804

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00003.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00003.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00010.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0825.html

ADVISORYhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16804

All References (14)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00003.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00003.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00010.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0825.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/53442Broken Link

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http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-14.htmlPatch · Vendor Advisory

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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16804Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00003.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00003.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00010.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0825.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/53442Broken Link

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http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-14.htmlPatch · Vendor Advisory

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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16804Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2013-3333

CVSS Score10.0 / 10

SeverityCRITICAL

WeaknessCWE-119

CISA KEVNo

Affected8 vendor(s)

PublishedMay 16, 2013

Related CVEs (CWE-119)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2013-3333 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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