Adobe Shockwave Player up to 10.1.0.11 ActiveX Control stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 10.1.0.11. This impacts an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3525. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 10.1.0.11 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control for the installer for Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player 10.1.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted large values for unspecified parameters.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2006. The weakness was disclosed 02/23/2006 by Peter Vreugdenhil as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3525 since 11/08/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/19/2025).

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20975 (ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3934.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24914), Tenable (20975), SecurityFocus (BID 16791†), OSVDB (23461†) and Secunia (SA19009†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20975
Nessus Name: ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27872
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X-Force: 24914
SecurityFocus: 16791 - Macromedia Shockwave Player ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19009 - Macromedia ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 23461 - Macromedia ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015673
Vulnerability Center: 10458 - ActiveX Control for Adobe Shockwave Player Installer Stack Overflow, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0716

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 01/19/2025 06:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (76), 06/14/2019 16:22 (9), 01/19/2025 06:14 (16)
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