Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.0.x memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.0.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2128. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 11.6.0.x (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.0.626 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2114, CVE-2011-2117, CVE-2011-2124, and CVE-2011-2127.

The weakness was published 06/16/2011 with Adobe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2128. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 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 Tenable (55142), SecurityFocus (BID 48290†), OSVDB (73027†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31837†). Similar entries are available at VDB-57734, VDB-57733, VDB-57732 and VDB-57731. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Adobe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2128 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57735
X-Force: 68052
SecurityFocus: 48290 - Adobe Shockwave Player CVE-2011-2128 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 73027
Vulnerability Center: 31837 - [APSB11-17] Adobe Shockwave Player \x3C\x3D11.5.9.620 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2011-2128), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 07:04
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/24/2017 10:03 (9), 11/13/2021 09:47 (4), 11/13/2021 09:48 (1), 11/13/2021 09:51 (1), 01/19/2025 07:04 (18)
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