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Macromedia ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19009
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Release Date:
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2006-02-24
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Last Update:
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2006-03-01
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Shockwave Player 10.x
Shockwave Player 8.x
Shockwave Player 9.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3525 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Peter Vreugdenhil has reported a vulnerability in Macromedia ShockWave Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Installer ActiveX control. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via overly long values passed in two specific parameters to the control.
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution, but requires that the user is e.g. tricked into visiting a malicious web site that prompts the user to install Shockwave Player.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions 10.1.0.11 and prior.
NOTE: The vendor has reported that the vulnerability occurs only during the installation process, and no action needs to be taken by current users.
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
Only install ShockWave Player directly from the vendor's web site.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Peter Vreugdenhil
Changelog:
2006-03-01: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Original Advisory:
Macromedia:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-02.html
3Com's Zero Day Initiative:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-002.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#437212:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437212
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