Shockwave Player <= 11.6.4.634 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB12-13)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 59047

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser plugin that is affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe's Shockwave Player that is 11.6.4.634 or earlier. As such, it is potentially affected by multiple unspecified 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 Player 11.6.5.635 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 59047

File Name: shockwave_player_apsb12-13.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/9/2012

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-2012-2029

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: 5/8/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2029, CVE-2012-2030, CVE-2012-2031, CVE-2012-2032, CVE-2012-2033

BID: 53420

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