CVEs / CVE-2011-0611
CVE-2011-0611: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Adobe Flash Player contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content.
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.154.27 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and 10.2.156.12 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR before 2.6.19140; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows, Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Mac OS X, and Adobe Acrobat 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content; as demonstrated by a Microsoft Office document with an embedded .swf file that has a size inconsistency in a "group of included constants," object type confusion, ActionScript that adds custom functions to prototypes, and Date objects; and as exploited in the wild in April 2011.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
| adobe flash_player | before 10.2.154.27 | 10.2.154.27 |
| adobe air | before 2.6.19140 | 2.6.19140 |
| adobe reader | from 9.0, before 9.4.4 | 9.4.4 |
| adobe reader | from 10.0, before 10.0.3 | 10.0.3 |
| adobe acrobat | from 10.0, before 10.0.3 | 10.0.3 |
| adobe acrobat | from 9.0, before 9.4.4 | 9.4.4 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-843 |
References
- CVE-2011-0611 on NVD
- CVE-2011-0611 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/04/12/analysis-of-the-cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-exploitation.aspx Not Applicable
- http://bugix-security.blogspot.com/2011/04/cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-zero-day.html Exploit
- http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2011/04/apr-8-cve-2011-0611-flash-player-zero.html Exploit, Issue Tracking
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/stable-channel-update.html Release Notes
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00004.html Mailing List, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44119 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44141 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44149 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/blog/210/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8204 Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8292 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-02.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-07.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17175 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/230057 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0451.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47314 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025324 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025325 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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