Adobe Shockwave Player <= 11.6.8.638 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-06) (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 80183

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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 equal to or prior than 11.6.8.638. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- An unspecified memory corruption error exists that allows a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2013-0635)

- A stacked-based buffer overflow exists that allows code execution. (CVE-2013-0636)

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 Player 12.0.0.112 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 80183

File Name: macosx_shockwave_player_apsb13-06.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

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-2013-0636

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: 2/12/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0635, CVE-2013-0636

BID: 57906, 57908

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