Adobe Shockwave Player Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027387 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1027387
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-2043, CVE-2012-2044, CVE-2012-2045, CVE-2012-2046, CVE-2012-2047
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 14 2012
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 11.6.5.635 and prior versions
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were reported in Adobe Shockwave Player. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted content that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Honggang Ren of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs, Will Dormann of CERT, and suto reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create content that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (11.6.6.636).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-17.html
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Vendor URL: www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-17.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
UNIX (OS X), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:49:17 +0000
Subject: Adobe Shockwave Player
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http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-17.html
CVE-2012-2043, CVE-2012-2044, CVE-2012-2045, CVE-2012-2046, CVE-2012-2047
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