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9.4 | $0-$5k | 0.05 |
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player (Multimedia Player Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SWCtl.SWCtl ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the ShockwaveVersion method.
The weakness was shared 11/13/2007 by Elazar Broad (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5941. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2021).
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (38359).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Elazar Broad
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-5941 (🔍)
X-Force: 38359
Vulnerability Center: 27786 - Adobe Shockwave 10.2.0.023 SWCtl.SWCtl Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26388 - Adobe Shockwave Player ActiveX Control ShockwaveVersion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 07/29/2021 16:49
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (48), 03/08/2017 15:18 (13), 07/29/2021 16:49 (3)
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