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 affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-4174. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Shockwave Player up to 8.0.195 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. 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:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.8.638 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4175, and CVE-2012-5273.

The weakness was disclosed 10/23/2012 by Will Dormann with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4174 since 08/07/2012. 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 12/04/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62702 (Shockwave Player <= 11.6.7.637 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-23)), 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 120615 (Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-23)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.196 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79546), Tenable (62702), SecurityFocus (BID 56181†), OSVDB (86539†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36811†). The entries VDB-6807, VDB-6808, VDB-6809 and VDB-6810 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: 62702
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player <= 11.6.7.637 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-23)
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OpenVAS ID: 802486
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov-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: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62752
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X-Force: 79546
SecurityFocus: 56181 - RETIRED: Adobe Shockwave Player APSB12-23 Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 86539
Vulnerability Center: 36811 - [APSB12-23] Adobe Shockwave Player <11.6.8.638 Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2012-4174, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/04/2024 03:22
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (68), 04/20/2017 13:36 (7), 12/19/2021 14:50 (2), 12/04/2024 03:22 (15)
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