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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Shockwave up to 11.6.5.635. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2047. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Shockwave up to 11.6.5.635 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:
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-2012-2044, CVE-2012-2045, and CVE-2012-2046.
The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2012 by Honggang Ren (suto) with FortiGuard Labs as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2047 since 04/02/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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), SecurityFocus (BID 55031†), OSVDB (84612†), Secunia (SA50283†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027387†). The entries VDB-5948, VDB-5949, VDB-5950 and VDB-5951 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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: adobe.com
Researcher: Honggang Ren (suto)
Organization: FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5952
SecurityFocus: 55031 - Adobe Shockwave Player CVE-2012-2047 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 50283 - Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84612
SecurityTracker: 1027387 - Adobe Shockwave Player Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35877 - [APSB12-17] Adobe Shockwave Player Before 11.6.6.636 Unspecified Remote Code Execution (CVE-2012-2047), Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/16/2012 16:19Updated: 03/27/2021 12:27
Changes: 08/16/2012 16:19 (80), 04/15/2017 16:33 (11), 03/27/2021 12:27 (2)
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