Adobe Shockwave Player ActiveX Control BOF Vulnerability

  1. Network Vulnerabilities
  2. Buffer overflow
  3. Adobe Shockwave Player ActiveX Control BOF Vulnerability
Summary
This host has Adobe Shockwave Player ActiveX Control installed and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful attack could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and to cause denial of service. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602 http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/otherversions/
Insight
An error occurs in the ActiveX Control (SwDir.dll) while processing malicious user supplied data containig a long PlayerVersion property value.
Affected
Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 and prior on Windows.
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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