PT-2012-6256 · Adobe · Shockwave Player

Will Dormann · Published 2012-12-20 · Updated 2017-11-17 · CVE-2012-6270

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.6.8.638

Description The issue allows remote attackers to trigger the installation of a compatibility feature for an older version of the software via a crafted HTML document. This is related to a "downgrading" attack, where a certain compatibility parameter is referenced in Shockwave content.

Recommendations For Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.6.8.638, update to version 11.6.8.638 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-6270

Affected Products

Shockwave Player

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6270 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323161 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/546769 · Note