Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.48.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-0574. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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:

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-2011-0573, CVE-2011-0578, CVE-2011-0607, and CVE-2011-0608.

The weakness was published 02/08/2011 with Palo Alto Networks (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0574. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 01/26/2025). 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 46193†), OSVDB (70918†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025055†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29697†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4299, VDB-56469, VDB-56467 and VDB-56466. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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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-2011-0574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56425

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X-Force: 65237
SecurityFocus: 46193 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2011-0574 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 43267
OSVDB: 70918 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Memory Corruption (2011-0574)
SecurityTracker: 1025055
Vulnerability Center: 29697 - [APSB11-02] Adobe Flash Player 10-10.1.102.64 Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2011-0574), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/26/2025 17:38
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (66), 03/15/2017 12:38 (11), 10/16/2021 14:07 (6), 10/16/2021 14:09 (1), 10/16/2021 14:13 (1), 01/26/2025 17:38 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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