Affected Vendors: Adobe
Affected Products: Shockwave Player
CVE ID: CVE-2011-2122
Risk Level: High
Vulnerability: Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Details:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable
installations of the Adobe Shockwave Player. User interaction is required to trigger this
vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
A memory corruption vulnerability in the Dirapi.dll component that could lead to code
execution. By crafting specific values within rcsL substructures an attacker can corrupt memory.
Disclosure Timeline:
2011-02-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-06-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Vendor Response:
Adobe has released a patch for this issue. More details can be found at:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-17.html
Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by Celil UNUVER from BGA and SignalSEC
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