Input validation error in Shockwave Player - CVE-2012-6270

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Input validation error in Shockwave Player - CVE-2012-6270

Published: December 20, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43245
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6270
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Shockwave Player

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-6270

Install update from vendor's website.

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