CVE-2011-2426 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player's ActionScript Virtual Machine, requiring user interaction to view malicious 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
- Available
What is CVE-2011-2426?
CVE-2011-2426 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 22 Sep 2011. 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM) component in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.10 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris, and before 10.3.186.7 on Android, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2426?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-2426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pc48-33pf-32pp.