Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.5.9.x dirapi.dll memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.5.9.x. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function in the library dirapi.dll. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-4084. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.5.9.x (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block in the library dirapi.dll. 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. The summary by CVE is:
dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.615 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2581, CVE-2010-4085, CVE-2010-4086, and CVE-2010-4088.
The weakness was released 10/29/2010 by Junaid Bohio with TELUS Security Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4084 since 10/25/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50387 (Shockwave Player < 11.5.9.615), 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 118635 (Adobe Shockwave Player rcsL Chunk Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSA10-04, APSB10-25)).
Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10664.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50387), SecurityFocus (BID 44520†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024664†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27964†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4217, VDB-55297, VDB-55296 and VDB-55295. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 50387
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player < 11.5.9.615
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OpenVAS ID: 901167
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov-10
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196
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Timeline
10/25/2010 🔍10/28/2010 🔍
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09/28/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Junaid Bohio
Organization: TELUS Security Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4084 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55291
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SecurityFocus: 44520 - Adobe Shockwave Player 'dirapi.dll' CVE-2010-4084 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 41932
SecurityTracker: 1024664 - Adobe Shockwave Player Has Multiple Flaws That Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 27964 - [APSB10-25] Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.615 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 09/28/2021 10:12
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (66), 03/08/2017 21:30 (18), 09/28/2021 10:12 (3)
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