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Adobe.Flash.Remote.Memory.Corruption

Release Date

Mar 16, 2011

Severity

critical

Impact

The system could be compromised by Remote attackers to gain control of vulnerable systems.

Description

The Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on supported mobile devices.

Unspecified vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.1.106.16 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR 2.5.1 and earlier; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.2 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows and Mac OS X, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content. (CVE-2011-0609)

Affected Products

Adobe Flash Player 10.2.152.33 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris operating systems
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier for Chrome users
Adobe Flash Player 10.1.106.16 and earlier for Android
The Authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.1) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Recommended Actions

Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-05.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

CVE-2011-0609

Reference/s

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-05.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46860 (BugTraq)

Reference: VID-26190