Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2011-2110 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU2925
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 9.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2110
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an array indexing error in the ActionScript3 AVM2 verification logic. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 5 - 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0 - v.5
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0869
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?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.