Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.4.634 User Input Sanitizer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.4.634 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component User Input Sanitizer. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-2029. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.4.634 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component User Input Sanitizer. 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.5.635 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2030, CVE-2012-2031, CVE-2012-2032, and CVE-2012-2033.

The weakness was shared 05/08/2012 by Rodrigo Rubira Branco (BSDaemon) with Qualys Vulnerability & Malware Research Labs as APSB12-13 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2029 since 04/02/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80180 (Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.6.4.634 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB12-13) (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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120213 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-13)).

Upgrading to version 11.6.5.635 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12881.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75458), Tenable (80180), SecurityFocus (BID 53420†), OSVDB (81748†) and Secunia (SA49086†). The entries VDB-5369, VDB-5370, VDB-5371 and VDB-5372 are related to this item. 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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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 80180
Nessus Name: Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.6.4.634 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB12-13) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 802780
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Code Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 11.6.5.635
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-13
Researcher: Rodrigo Rubira Branco (BSDaemon)
Organization: Qualys Vulnerability & Malware Research Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5394
X-Force: 75458
SecurityFocus: 53420 - Adobe Shockwave Player APSB12-13 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49086 - Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81748
SecurityTracker: 1027037
Vulnerability Center: 35042 - [APSB12-13] Adobe Shockwave Player Before 11.6.5.635 Unspecified Remote DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2012-2029), Critical

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

Created: 05/15/2012 11:57
Updated: 04/07/2025 13:44
Changes: 05/15/2012 11:57 (81), 04/11/2017 17:14 (10), 03/24/2021 15:59 (3), 04/07/2025 13:44 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:646:103

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