Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 msvcr90.dll memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown function in the library msvcr90.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

msvcr90.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 08/11/2011 by Aaron Portnoy (TippingPoint) with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2423. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/17/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55833 (Shockwave Player < 11.6.1.629 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB11-19)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119489 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-19)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55833), SecurityFocus (BID 49102†), OSVDB (74429†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32677†). Similar entries are available at VDB-58294, VDB-58274, VDB-58273 and VDB-58272.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 55833
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player < 11.6.1.629 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB11-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 902617
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities - Aug 2011
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Aaron Portnoy (TippingPoint)
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2423 (🔍)
X-Force: 69133
SecurityFocus: 49102 - Adobe Shockwave Player APSB11-19 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 74429
Vulnerability Center: 32677 - [APSB11-19] Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.0.626 and Earlier Msvcr90.dll Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability, High

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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/17/2021 11:08 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (62), 03/29/2017 05:06 PM (11), 11/17/2021 10:43 PM (4), 11/17/2021 10:54 PM (1), 11/17/2021 11:08 PM (1)
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