Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-2446. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects 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. CVE summarizes:

The DIRapi library in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.3.633 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2448.

The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2011 by instruder with Code Audit Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2446. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 08/05/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80178 (Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.6.1.629 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB11-27) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119731 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-27)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71184), Tenable (80178), SecurityFocus (BID 50581†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026288†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33762†). The entries VDB-59395, VDB-59394 and VDB-59393 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 80178
Nessus Name: Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.6.1.629 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB11-27) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 802507
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (MAC OS X) - Nov 2011
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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: adobe.com
Researcher: instruder
Organization: Code Audit Labs
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CVE: CVE-2011-2446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59392
X-Force: 71184
SecurityFocus: 50581 - Adobe Shockwave Player 'Dirapi.dll' CVE-2011-2446 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1026288
Vulnerability Center: 33762 - [APSB11-27] Adobe Shockwave Player< 11.6.3.633 DIRapi Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2011-2446), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/05/2024 16:31
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/04/2017 16:57 (10), 11/26/2021 08:05 (3), 11/26/2021 08:06 (1), 08/05/2024 16:31 (15)
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