Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.196 ActiveX Control SwDir.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.196. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library SwDir.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-3244. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

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 and also a exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/01/2025).

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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 databases at Tenable (80170), SecurityFocus (BID 36905†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023123†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23600†). See VDB-50692, VDB-50691, VDB-50690 and VDB-50689 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50098

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SecurityFocus: 36905 - Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1023123
Vulnerability Center: 23600 - [APSB09-16] Adobe ShockWave Player 11.5.1.601 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/01/2025 17:08
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), 12/07/2024 21:28 (23), 12/15/2024 01:53 (2), 01/01/2025 17:08 (1)
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