Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 dirapi.dll input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195. This affects an unknown function in the library dirapi.dll. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-4194. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects some unknown processing in the library dirapi.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The dirapi.dll module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.620 does not properly validate unspecified input data, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 02/10/2011 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4194. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/09/2025).

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 46335†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025056†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29665†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55344, VDB-56421, VDB-56417 and VDB-56416. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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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11/05/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4194 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4194
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56405
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SecurityFocus: 46335 - Adobe Shockwave Player 'dirapi.dll' Module Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 42112
SecurityTracker: 1025056
Vulnerability Center: 29665 - [APSB11-01] Adobe Shockwave Player 11-11.5.9.615 dirapi.dll Input Validation Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 04/09/2025 21:23
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (62), 03/15/2017 12:32 (10), 10/16/2021 09:22 (4), 10/16/2021 09:25 (2), 08/01/2024 22:33 (16), 04/09/2025 21:23 (1)
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