Adobe Shockwave Player prior 6.0 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-3466. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.2.602 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that triggers memory corruption, related to an "invalid string length vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 11/04/2009 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3466. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/07/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42369 (Shockwave Player <= 11.5.1.601 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-16)), 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 116674 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (APSB09-16)).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54121), Tenable (42369), SecurityFocus (BID 36905†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023123†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23956†). The entries VDB-50691, VDB-50690, VDB-50689 and VDB-50098 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 42369
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player <= 11.5.1.601 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-16)
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OpenVAS ID: 800971
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 6.0
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09/29/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1955 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +3552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50692

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X-Force: 54121
SecurityFocus: 36905 - Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1023123
Vulnerability Center: 23956 - [APSB09-16] Adobe Shockwave Player < 11.5.2.602 Invalid String Length Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/07/2024 21:29
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/16/2017 10:15 (10), 08/25/2021 07:19 (4), 08/25/2021 07:25 (1), 12/07/2024 21:29 (17)
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