#VU2834 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2011-0611

Vulnerability identifier: #VU2834

Vulnerability risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0611

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player

Software vendor:
Adobe

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.

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/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-07.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html