Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.196 ActiveX Control SwDir.dll memory corruption
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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.196 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library SwDir.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SwDir.dll ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long PlayerVersion property value.
The weakness was presented 09/18/2009 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN Security (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3244. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80170 (Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.5.1.601 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-16) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116674 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (APSB09-16)).
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 Tenable (80170). See 50692, 50691, 50690 and 50689 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 80170
Nessus Name: Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.5.1.601 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-16) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 900949
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player ActiveX Control BOF Vulnerability
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3244 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 23600 - [APSB09-16] Adobe ShockWave Player 11.5.1.601 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 36905 - Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/22/2021 21:11
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/15/2017 09:22 (10), 08/22/2021 21:03 (4), 08/22/2021 21:11 (1)
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