CVE-2011-2427 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2427?

CVE-2011-2427 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 attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2427?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Flash Player.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2427?

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-2011-2427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

• CVE-2017-11292 Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7892 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7855 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0497 Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-0643 Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Exploited High 8.8

All Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7h55-3rvq-vwr9.