Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.48.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-0573. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.152.26 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0559, CVE-2011-0560, CVE-2011-0561, CVE-2011-0571, CVE-2011-0572, CVE-2011-0574, CVE-2011-0578, CVE-2011-0607, and CVE-2011-0608.

The weakness was shared 02/08/2011 with Palo Alto Networks (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0573. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/26/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51924 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.0.1 / 9.4.2 / 8.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-03)), 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 165553 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update acroread (SUSE-SA:2011:011)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.114.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51924), SecurityFocus (BID 46192†), OSVDB (70917†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025055†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29694†). The entries VDB-4299, VDB-56469, VDB-56467 and VDB-56466 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 51924
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.0.1 / 9.4.2 / 8.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-03)
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OpenVAS ID: 68944
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.0.114.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2011:0206
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0573 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56424

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X-Force: 65236
SecurityFocus: 46192 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2011-0573 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 43267
OSVDB: 70917 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Memory Corruption (2011-0573)
SecurityTracker: 1025055
Vulnerability Center: 29694 - [APSB11-02] Adobe Flash Player 10-10.1.102.64 Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2011-0573), Medium

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/26/2025 17:37
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (66), 03/15/2017 12:37 (9), 10/16/2021 13:48 (6), 10/16/2021 13:55 (1), 10/16/2021 14:01 (1), 01/26/2025 17:37 (18)
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