#VU43378 Buffer overflow in Shockwave Player - CVE-2012-4175

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43378

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4175

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Shockwave Player
Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components

Vendor: Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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-2012-5273.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Shockwave Player: 1.0 - 11.6.6.636

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External links
https://osvdb.org/86540
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-23.html
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/872545
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79547

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.