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…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 42/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 93.2% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client) 0:10.3.183.11-1.el5; flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:10.3.183.11-1.el6.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client) 0:10.3.183.11-1.el5; flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:10.3.183.11-1.el6 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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 before 3.1.0.4880, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2445, CVE-2011-2451, CVE-2011-2452, CVE-2011-2454, CVE-2011-2455, CVE-2011-2459, and CVE-2011-2460.
- Published
- Nov 11, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.8% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
42
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.8%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash player | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player |
| adobe | adobe air | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air |
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
| sun | solaris | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris |
| android | cpe:2.3:o:google:android |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adobe adobe air3.0 and later · before 3.1.0.4880
- adobe flash player10.0 and later · before 10.3.183.11
- adobe flash player11.0 and later · before 11.1.102.55
- adobe flash player11.0 and later · before 11.1.102.59
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | flash-plugin | before 0:10.3.183.11-1.el5 | 0:10.3.183.11-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | flash-plugin | before 0:10.3.183.11-1.el6 | 0:10.3.183.11-1.el6 |
Same product
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- CVE-2015-3113Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before…KEV99Now
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2011-2451Nov 11, 2011 · 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…42Plan
- ← EarlierCVE-2011-2452Nov 11, 2011 · 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…42Plan
- Later →CVE-2011-2454Nov 11, 2011 · 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…42Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:flash-plugin | 0:10.3.183.11-1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00017.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00019.html
- secunia.com/advisories/48819
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-07.xml
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-28.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1445.html
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14231
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15862
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.