CVE-2006-3311 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious SWF file, requiring user interaction to open the content.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-3311?

CVE-2006-3311 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 12 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier, Flash Professional 8, Flash MX 2004, and Flex 1.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long, dynamically created string in a SWF movie.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3311?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flex Sdk.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3311?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-3311 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3311 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gvvr-v2c3-c74r.

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