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                             CERT-Renater

                  Note d'Information No. 2012/VULN424
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DATE                :  24/10/2012

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S): /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S):  Systems running Adobe Shockwave Player
                                versions prior to 11.6.8.638.

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https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-23.html
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Security update available for Adobe Shockwave Player

Release date: October 23, 2012

Vulnerability identifier: APSB12-23

Priority rating: 2

CVE numbers:CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174, CVE-2012-4175,
CVE-2012-4176, CVE-2012-5273

Platform: Windows and Macintosh


SUMMARY

Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Shockwave Player
11.6.7.637 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating
systems. This update addresses vulnerabilities that could allow an
attacker, who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities, to run
malicious code on the affected system.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637 and earlier
versions update to Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.8.638 using the
instructions provided in the "Solution" section below.


AFFECTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS

Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637 and earlier versions for Windows and
Macintosh


SOLUTION

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637 and earlier
versions update to the newest version 11.6.8.638, available here:
http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/.


PRIORITY AND SEVERITY RATINGS

Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and
recommends users update their installation to the newest version:

Product			Updated Version	Platform 		Priority Rating
Adobe Shockwave Player	11.6.8.638	Windows and Macintosh	2

This update addresses critical vulnerabilities in the software.


DETAILS

Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Shockwave Player
11.6.7.637 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating
systems. This update addresses vulnerabilities that could allow an
attacker, who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities, to run
malicious code on the affected system.
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637 and earlier
versions update to Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.8.638 using the
instructions provided in the "Solution" section above.

This update resolves buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to
code execution (CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174,
CVE-2012-4175, CVE-2012-5273).

This update resolves an array out of bounds vulnerability that could
lead to code execution (CVE-2012-4176).


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations
for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help
protect our customers:

Will Dormann of CERT (CVE-2012-4172, CVE-2012-4173, CVE-2012-4174,
CVE-2012-4175, CVE-2012-4176) http://www.cert.org/

Honggang Ren of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (CVE-2012-5273)
http://www.fortiguard.com/

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