Adobe Shockwave Player prior 12.1.9.159 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Shockwave Player. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-5120. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Shockwave Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some 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:

Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.1.9.159 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5121.

The weakness was published 07/14/2015 with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5120 since 06/26/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84764 (Adobe Shockwave Player <= 12.1.8.158 Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities (APSB15-17) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123717 (Adobe Shockwave Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSB15-17)).

Upgrading to version 12.1.9.159 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84764), SecurityFocus (BID 75736†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51233†). Similar entry is available at VDB-76506. 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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Nessus ID: 84764
Nessus Name: Adobe Shockwave Player <= 12.1.8.158 Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities (APSB15-17) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 801103
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 July15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Shockwave Player 12.1.9.159
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
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CVE: CVE-2015-5120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76505
SecurityFocus: 75736 - Adobe Shockwave Player APSB15-17 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032891
Vulnerability Center: 51233 - [APSB15-17] Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.1.9.159 Remote Code Execution and DoS - CVE-2015-5120, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2015 14:23
Updated: 06/01/2022 01:34
Changes: 07/15/2015 14:23 (56), 07/13/2017 09:09 (15), 06/01/2022 01:27 (3), 06/01/2022 01:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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