Adobe AIR < 2.6 Unspecified Memory Corruption (APSB11-05)

high Nessus Plugin ID 52755

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe AIR that is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe AIR earlier than 2.6. Such versions are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution on the remote system or trigger a denial of service condition.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe AIR 2.6 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?82775d9e

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-05.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 52755

File Name: adobe_air_apsb11-05.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/22/2011

Updated: 6/8/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-0609

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:air

Required KB Items: SMB/Adobe_AIR/Version, SMB/Adobe_AIR/Path

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2011

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Adobe Flash Player AVM Bytecode Verification Vulnerability)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0609

BID: 46860

CERT: 192052

SECUNIA: 43751