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ID:651 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2011-0611
ID:651 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2011-0611
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2834
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0611
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in authplay.dll component. A remote attacker can create a specially Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, and execute arbitrary code on the system 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.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in authplay.dll component. A remote attacker can create a specially Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, and execute arbitrary code on the system 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.
Remediation
Update Flash Player 10.2.153.1 and earlier to 10.2.159.1.
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash
http://www.adobe.com/licensing/distribution
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html#fp10
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash
http://www.adobe.com/licensing/distribution
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html#fp10