Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Shockwave Player and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted document.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
- An error in Xtras allows attackers to trigger installation of arbitrary signed Xtras via a Shockwave movie that contains an Xtra URL.
- An error exists when handling a specially crafted HTML document that calls Shockwave content via a compatibility parameter forcing application to downgrade to the insecure version.
Affected
Adobe Shockwave Player Versions 11.6.8.638 and prior on Mac OS X
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027903
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027905
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/519137
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/546769
- http://www.osvdb.org/88612
- http://www.osvdb.org/88613
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80712
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80713
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-6270, CVE-2012-6271 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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