Adobe Shockwave Player prior 8.0.196 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-0761. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Shockwave 3D Asset component in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.4.634 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0757, CVE-2012-0760, CVE-2012-0762, CVE-2012-0763, CVE-2012-0764, and CVE-2012-0766.

The weakness was published 02/14/2012 by Honggang Ren with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0761 since 01/18/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 11/29/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57941 (Shockwave Player <= 11.6.3.633 Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB12-02)), 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 119945 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-02)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73174), Tenable (57941), SecurityFocus (BID 52001†), OSVDB (79241†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34483†). Similar entries are available at VDB-60220, VDB-60218, VDB-60217 and VDB-60216. 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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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 57941
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player <= 11.6.3.633 Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB12-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 802399
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - Feb 2012 (MAC OS X)
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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: Honggang Ren
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0761 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0761
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60215
X-Force: 73174
SecurityFocus: 52001 - Adobe Shockwave Player CVE-2012-0761 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 79241
Vulnerability Center: 34483 - [APSB12-02] Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.4.634 Shockwave 3D Asset Remote Memory Corruption (CVE-2012-0761), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/29/2021 16:56
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/09/2017 14:47 (13), 11/29/2021 16:56 (2)
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