Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.5.9.x memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.5.9.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-4090. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.5.9.x (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2010 with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4090 since 10/25/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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 10623.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50387), SecurityFocus (BID 44515†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024664†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27959†). The entries VDB-4217, VDB-55296, VDB-55295 and VDB-55294 are pretty similar. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196
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10/25/2010 🔍
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10/29/2010 +1 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1600 days 🔍
09/28/2021 +2385 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55297

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SecurityFocus: 44515 - Adobe Shockwave Player 'SetVertexArray()' CVE-2010-4090 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 41932
SecurityTracker: 1024664 - Adobe Shockwave Player Has Multiple Flaws That Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 27959 - [APSB10-25] Adobe Shockwave Player Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 10:48
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (62), 04/03/2017 18:10 (16), 09/28/2021 10:48 (3)
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