Buffer overflow in Shockwave Player - CVE-2010-4189
Published: February 10, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45356
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-2010-4189
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.
The IML32 module in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.620 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a Director movie containing a GIF image with a crafted global color table size value, which causes an out-of-range pointer offset.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4189
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-11-04
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516334/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46320
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025056
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0335