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Macromedia ShockWave Player ActiveX Installer Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA19009
Release Date: 2006-02-24
Last Update: 2006-03-01
Popularity: 25,739 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Adobe Shockwave Player 10.x
Macromedia Shockwave Player 8.x
Macromedia Shockwave Player 9.x

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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.

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