Buffer overflow in Shockwave Player - CVE-2011-2421
Published: August 12, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44808
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-2011-2421
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Shockwave Player
Shockwave Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir media file.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2421
Install update from vendor's website.