Adobe Shockwave Player Director File Parsing Pointer Overwrite
26 Jun. 2009
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute code on vulnerable installations of Adobe's Shockwave Player. User interaction is required in that a user must visit a malicious web site.
Vulnerable Systems:
* Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.5.0.600
The specific flaw exists when the Shockwave player attempts to load a specially crafted Adobe Director File. When a malicious value is used during a memory dereference a possible 4-byte memory overwrite may
occur. Exploitation can lead to remote system compromise under the credentials of the currently logged in user.
