Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.0.x memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.0.x. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-2126. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.0.x (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.0.626 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 06/16/2011 by Luigi Auriemma (iDefense) with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2126 since 05/13/2011. 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 01/19/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55142 (Shockwave Player < 11.6.0.626 (APSB11-17)), 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 119333 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-17)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68050), Tenable (55142), SecurityFocus (BID 48309†), OSVDB (73011†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31824†). See VDB-57735, VDB-57734, VDB-57732 and VDB-57731 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 55142
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player < 11.6.0.626 (APSB11-17)
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OpenVAS ID: 802301
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 8.0.196

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06/14/2011 +32 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1376 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57733
X-Force: 68050
SecurityFocus: 48309 - Adobe Shockwave Player CVE-2011-2126 'FLST' Record Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 73011
Vulnerability Center: 31824 - [APSB11-17] Adobe Shockwave Player\x3C\x3D11.5.9.620 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution od DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 06:47
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/24/2017 08:09 (14), 11/13/2021 09:37 (2), 01/19/2025 06:47 (18)
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