Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637 Flow memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Flow. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5273. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Flow. 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:

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-2012-4174, and CVE-2012-4175.

The weakness was shared 10/23/2012 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as APSB12-23 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5273 since 10/04/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 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 11.6.8.638 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Silverlight, Java or Javascript as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62702), SecurityFocus (BID 56187†), OSVDB (86541†), Secunia (SA51090†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027692†). The entries VDB-6807, VDB-6808, VDB-6810 and VDB-6811 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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 11.6.8.638
Alternative: Microsoft Silverlight/Java/Javascript

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-23
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5273 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6809
SecurityFocus: 56187 - Adobe Shockwave Player CVE-2012-5273 Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51090 - Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86541
SecurityTracker: 1027692 - Adobe Shockwave Player Buffer Overflows and Array Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36814 - [APSB12-23] Adobe Shockwave Player <11.6.8.638 Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5273, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2012 10:37
Updated: 04/18/2021 16:10
Changes: 10/24/2012 10:37 (58), 04/20/2017 13:37 (36), 04/18/2021 16:10 (2)
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