Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe AIR - CVE-2011-2457
Published: November 11, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44527
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2457
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing unspecified vectors. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe AIR
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2457
Update to version 3.1.0.4880.
Adobe AIR - update to 3.1.0.4880
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00019.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48819
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-07.xml
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-28.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1445.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14165
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15687