#VU44519 Buffer overflow in Adobe AIR - CVE-2011-2445
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44519
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:
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 10.3.183.11 and 11.x before 11.1.102.55 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 11.1.102.59 on Android, and Adobe AIR before 3.1.0.4880, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2451, CVE-2011-2452, CVE-2011-2453, CVE-2011-2454, CVE-2011-2455, CVE-2011-2459, and CVE-2011-2460.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Adobe AIR: 3.1.0.485 - 3.1.0.488
External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00014.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00019.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48819
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-07.xml
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-28.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1445.html
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14312
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15761
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.
