Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player

Published: 2014-02-12 | Updated: 2020-08-10

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2014-0500 CVE-2014-0501
CWE-ID	CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Shockwave Player Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components
Vendor	Adobe

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU42047

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0500

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.0.9.149 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0501.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Shockwave Player: 11.0.0.456 - 12.0.6.147

External links

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/shockwave/apsb14-06.html
http://osvdb.org/103157
http://secunia.com/advisories/56740
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65490
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029740
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91007

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.