CVE-2011-0611

Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution

8.8 HIGHActively exploited (CISA KEV)Public exploitEPSS 99.4%

Published13 Apr 2011
Added to CISA KEV3 Mar 2022
Remediation due24 Mar 2022

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat≥ 10.0 < 10.0.3 · ≥ 9.0 < 9.4

Adobe Acrobat Reader≥ 10.0 ≤ 10.0.1 · ≥ 10.0 < 10.0.3 · ≥ 9.0 < 9.4.4

Adobe Air< 2.6.19140

Adobe Flash Player≤ 10.2.156.12 · < 10.2.154.27

Google Chrome< 10.0.648.205

Opensuse11.2 · 11.3 · 11.4

Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop10 · 11

Remediation

Fixed in

Adobe Acrobat≥ 10.0.3

Adobe Acrobat Reader≥ 10.0.3

Adobe Air≥ 2.6.19140

Adobe Flash Player≥ 10.2.154.27

Google Chrome≥ 10.0.648.205

Patch & vendor advisories

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/04/12/analysis-of-the-cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-exploitation.aspxNot Applicable
http://bugix-security.blogspot.com/2011/04/cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-zero-day.htmlExploit
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2011/04/apr-8-cve-2011-0611-flash-player-zero.htmlExploitIssue Tracking
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/stable-channel-update.htmlRelease Notes
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00004.htmlMailing ListPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44119Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44141Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44149Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/blog/210/Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8204Third Party Advisory

and 16 more references

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Frequently asked

Is CVE-2011-0611 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2011-0611 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 3 Mar 2022.

How severe is CVE-2011-0611?

CVE-2011-0611 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated high. EPSS estimates a 99.4% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2011-0611?

Affected products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player, Google Chrome, and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0611?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Adobe Acrobat 10.0.3, Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.0.3, Adobe Air 2.6.19140 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.