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Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.6.3.633 Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB12-02) (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 80179

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser plugin that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Mac OS X host contains a version of Adobe Shockwave Player that is 11.6.3.633 or earlier. It is, therefore, affected by multiple code execution vulnerabilities.

 - Multiple memory corruption issues exist related to the Shockwave 3D Asset that allow code execution.
 (CVE-2012-0757, CVE-2012-0760, CVE-2012-0761, CVE-2012-0762, CVE-2012-0763, CVE-2012-0764, CVE-2012-0766)

 - An unspecified heap-based buffer overflow exists that allows code execution. (CVE-2012-0758)

 - An unspecified memory corruption vulnerability exists that allows to code execution. (CVE-2012-0759)

A remote attacker can exploit these issues by tricking a user into viewing a malicious Shockwave file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Shockwave 11.6.4.634 or later.

See Also

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-02.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 80179

File Name: macosx_shockwave_player_apsb12-02.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/22/2014

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0766

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:shockwave_player

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Shockwave Player, Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0757, CVE-2012-0758, CVE-2012-0759, CVE-2012-0760, CVE-2012-0761, CVE-2012-0762, CVE-2012-0763, CVE-2012-0764, CVE-2012-0766

BID: 51999, 52000, 52001, 52002, 52003, 52004, 52005, 52006, 52007