#VU43380 Buffer overflow in Shockwave Player - CVE-2012-5273
Published: October 24, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43380
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2012-5273
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Shockwave Player
Shockwave Player
Software vendor:
Adobe
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-2012-4175.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.