#VU44005 Buffer overflow in Adobe AIR - CVE-2012-2037

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44005

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2037

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Adobe AIR
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: Adobe

Description

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

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2034.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Adobe AIR: 1.0 - 3.2.0.2070

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00006.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00007.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0722.html
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-14.html

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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.