Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 dirapi.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function in the library dirapi.dll. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-2588. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part 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:

The dirapi.dll module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.620 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2587 and CVE-2010-4188.

The weakness was published 02/10/2011 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2588. 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 02/09/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51936 (Shockwave Player < 11.5.9.620 (APSB11-01)), 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 118959 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB11-01)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51936), SecurityFocus (BID 46318†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025056†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29643†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55344, VDB-56421, VDB-56417 and VDB-56416. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 51936
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player < 11.5.9.620 (APSB11-01)
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OpenVAS ID: 801846
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities - Feb 2011
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196

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02/08/2011 +222 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56395
X-Force: 65244
SecurityFocus: 46318 - Adobe Shockwave Player 'dirapi.dll' Module CVE-2010-2588 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 42112
SecurityTracker: 1025056
Vulnerability Center: 29643 - [APSB11-01] Adobe Shockwave Player 11- 11.5.9.615 dirapi.dll Memory Corruption Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 02/09/2025 00:20
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (61), 03/15/2017 12:28 (10), 10/16/2021 08:22 (4), 10/16/2021 08:27 (1), 10/16/2021 08:30 (2), 02/09/2025 00:20 (17)
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