CVE-2011-2453

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.11 and 11.x before 11.1.102.55 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 11.1.102.59 on Android, and Adobe AIR…

published November 11, 2011

CVSS
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EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ This sneaky little vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player can let attackers execute arbitrary code without any warning! Think of it like a faulty power outlet in a cafe — it looks normal, but plugging in a device could lead to a short circuit! ⚡ An attacker could exploit this weakness to hijack your system or cause memory corruption, potentially leading to a denial of service. That could mean anything from crashing applications to unauthorized access to your data, which is absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of it like a faulty power outlet in a cafe — it looks normal, but plugging in a device could lead to a short circuit! ⚡ This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code or induce memory corruption through unspecified vectors in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR across multiple platforms.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this weakness to hijack your system or cause memory corruption, potentially leading to a denial of service. That could mean anything from crashing applications to unauthorized access to your data, which is absolutely devastating! Update Adobe Flash Player to at least version 10.3.183.11, or 11.x to 11.1.102.55 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, and Android. Don't forget to patch Adobe AIR to version 3.1.0.4880 or higher! You can tackle this! Follow these steps and secure your system like a pro! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05847 · 93.1th percentile
Published
2011-11-11T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 NOV 16:00Z
    Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.11 and 11.x before 11.1.102.55 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 11.1.102.59 on Android, and Adobe AIR…
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