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Secunia Research 20/01/2010
- Adobe Shockwave Player Four Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
* Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Over 450 million Internet-enabled desktops have installed Adobe
Shockwave Player. These people now have access to some of the best the
Web has to offer - including dazzling 3D games and entertainment,
interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications."
Product Link:
http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered four vulnerabilities in Adobe
Shockwave Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused by four integer overflow errors
when processing a certain block type. These can be exploited to cause
heap-based buffer overflows via specially crafted Shockwave files.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
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5) Solution
Update to version 11.5.6.606 or later.
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6) Time Table
29/12/2009 - Vendor notified.
30/12/2009 - Vendor response.
16/01/2010 - Vendor provides status update.
20/01/2010 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-4003 for the vulnerabilities.
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-63/
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