Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 DIRAPI.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library DIRAPI.dll. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-2882. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality in the library DIRAPI.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DIRAPI.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.8.612 does not properly parse .dir files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a malformed file containing an invalid value, as demonstrated by a value at position 0x3812 of a certain file.

The weakness was published 08/26/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2882. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/21/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48436 (Shockwave Player < 11.5.8.612), 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 118432 (Adobe Shockwave Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB10-20)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (48436) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26940†). Similar entries are available at VDB-54616, VDB-54544, VDB-54543 and VDB-54542. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 48436
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player < 11.5.8.612
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OpenVAS ID: 902237
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities Aug-10
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2882 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2882
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54545

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SecurityFocus: 42664
Secunia: 41065
Vulnerability Center: 26940 - [APSB10-20] Adobe Shockwave Player DIRAPI.dll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted .dir Files, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 07:49
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (59), 03/03/2017 09:46 (6), 09/24/2021 06:35 (3), 09/24/2021 06:45 (3), 01/21/2025 07:49 (18)
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