Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-4196. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Shockwave 3d Asset 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 disclosed 02/10/2011 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4196. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/02/2024).

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 46338†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29670†). The entries VDB-55344, VDB-56421, VDB-56417 and VDB-56416 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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 🔍
02/08/2011 +95 days 🔍
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03/20/2015 +1499 days 🔍
08/02/2024 +3422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56407
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SecurityFocus: 46338 - Adobe Shockwave Player 3D Assets Module Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 42112
Vulnerability Center: 29670 - [APSB11-01] Adobe Shockwave Player 11-11.5.9.615 Shockwave 3d Asset Input Validation Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 08/02/2024 00:16
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (61), 03/15/2017 12:33 (10), 10/16/2021 09:34 (4), 10/16/2021 09:37 (2), 08/02/2024 00:16 (16)
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