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Secunia Research: Adobe Shockwave Player 3D Model Buffer Overflow

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                 Secunia Research 20/01/2010

     - Adobe Shockwave Player 3D Model Buffer Overflow -

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Table of Contents

Affected Software…1
Severity…2
Vendor's Description of Software…3
Description of Vulnerability…4
Solution…5
Time Table…6
Credits…7
References…8
About Secunia…9
Verification…10

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1) Affected Software

  • Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602

NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.

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2) Severity

Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote

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3) Vendor's Description of Software

"Over 450 million Internet-enabled desktops have installed Adobe
Shockwave Player. These people now have access to some of the best the
Web has to offer - including dazzling 3D games and entertainment,
interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications."

Product Link:
http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/

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4) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave
Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused by a boundary error when processing
Shockwave 3D models. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based
buffer overflow via a specially crafted Shockwave file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

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5) Solution

Update to version 11.5.6.606 or later.

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6) Time Table

22/12/2009 - Vendor notified.
22/12/2009 - Vendor response.
16/01/2010 - Vendor provides status update.
20/01/2010 - Public disclosure.

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7) Credits

Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.

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8) References

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-4002 for the vulnerability.

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9) About Secunia

Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:

http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/

Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.

http://secunia.com/advisories/

Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the
security and reliability of software in general:

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:

http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/

Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:

http://secunia.com/advisories/mailing_lists/

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10) Verification

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-61/

Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

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