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CVE-2011-0627

Flash Player Denial of Service

Adobe / Flash Player

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Severity
CVSS 9.3 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
5.1%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2011-0627 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.181.14 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 10.3.185.21 on Android allows remote attackers...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player Denial of Service

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.181.14 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 10.3.185.21 on Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content, as possibly exploited in the wild in May 2011 by a Microsoft Office document with an embedded .swf file.

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Published
13 May 2011
Exploitation Reported
13 May 2011
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
—
Privileges
None
User interaction
—

Tags

linux macos windows android

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 13 May 2011

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2011-05-13 22:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

9.3 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

5.1%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation CWE-20

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 22:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 22:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2011-0627",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.05107,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}