Detections
Analytics
Shockwave Player <= 11.6.1.629 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB11-27)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 56734
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser plugin that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe's Shockwave Player that is 11.6.1.629 or earlier. As such, it is potentially affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities.A remote attacker could exploit these issues by tricking a user into viewing a malicious Shockwave file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Shockwave 11.6.3.633 or later.See Also
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-27.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 56734
File Name: shockwave_player_apsb11-27.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/8/2011
Updated: 11/5/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.15
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2446
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:shockwave_player
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe Shockwave Player
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-2446, CVE-2011-2447, CVE-2011-2448, CVE-2011-2449