Adobe Shockwave ActiveX installer buffer overflow
| shockwave-activex-installer-bo (24914) |  High Risk |
Description:
Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the ActiveX installer. By creating a malicious Web page that passes certain overly long parameters to the Shockwave ActiveX installer, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, once a victim visits the malicious page and is prompted to install the Shockwave ActiveX control.
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 1.0
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 10.1.0.11
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 2.0
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 3.0
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 4.0
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 5.0
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 6.0
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 8.0
- Adobe, Shockwave Player 8.5.1
Remedy:
Adobe has fixed the affected ActiveX control. No action is required by Shockwave users.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB06-02 , Improper Memory Access Vulnerability in Shockwave Player ActiveX installer at http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-02.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 23 2006 - 10:35:18 CST, ZDI-06-002: Adobe Macromedia ShockWave Code Execution at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0423.html.
- ZDI-06-002, Adobe Macromedia ShockWave Code Execution at http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-002.html.
- BID-16791: Macromedia Shockwave Player ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-3525: Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control for the installer for Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player 10.1.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted large values for unspecified parameters.
- OSVDB ID: 23461: Macromedia ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Overflow
- SA19009: Macromedia ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1015673: Shockwave Player Buffer Overflow in ActiveX Installer Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#437212: Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player ActiveX installer buffer overflow vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0716: Macromedia Shockwave Player Installer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 23, 2006
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