Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0557. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.620 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Director movie with a large count value in 3D assets type 0xFFFFFF45 record, which triggers a "faulty allocation" and memory corruption.

The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2011 with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0557. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 01/23/2025).

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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10816.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51936), SecurityFocus (BID 46330†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29680†). The entries VDB-55344, VDB-56421, VDB-56416 and VDB-56415 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196
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01/20/2011 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56417
X-Force: 65259
SecurityFocus: 46330 - Adobe Shockwave Player 3D Assets Module Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 42112
Vulnerability Center: 29680 - [APSB11-01] Adobe Shockwave Player 11-11.5.9.615 Integer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/23/2025 12:17
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (59), 04/03/2017 18:11 (9), 10/16/2021 11:44 (4), 10/16/2021 11:51 (1), 10/16/2021 11:58 (2), 01/23/2025 12:17 (19)
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