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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Shockwave up to 11.6.5.635. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-2044. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Shockwave up to 11.6.5.635 (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 11.6.6.636 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2043, CVE-2012-2045, CVE-2012-2046, and CVE-2012-2047.
The weakness was shared 08/14/2012 by Will Dormann (suto) as APSB12-17 as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2044 since 04/02/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61536 (Shockwave Player <= 11.6.5.635 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB12-17)), 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 120409 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-17)).
Upgrading to version 11.6.6.636 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (61536), OSVDB (84609†), Secunia (SA50283†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027387†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35872†). The entries VDB-5948, VDB-5950, VDB-5951 and VDB-5952 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 61536
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player <= 11.6.5.635 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB12-17)
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OpenVAS ID: 802939
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - August 2012 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Shockwave 11.6.6.636
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB12-17
Researcher: Will Dormann (suto)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5949
Secunia: 50283 - Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84609
SecurityTracker: 1027387 - Adobe Shockwave Player Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35872 - [APSB12-17] Adobe Shockwave Player Before 11.6.6.636 Unspecified Remote Code Execution (CVE-2012-2044), Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/16/2012 16:14Updated: 03/27/2021 12:13
Changes: 08/16/2012 16:14 (79), 04/15/2017 16:32 (9), 03/27/2021 12:13 (2)
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