CVE-2011-2450 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via heap memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player and AIR.

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-2011-2450?

CVE-2011-2450 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 11 Nov 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

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.11 and 11.x before 11.1.102.55 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 11.1.102.59 on Android, and Adobe AIR before 3.1.0.4880, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2450?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2450?

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-2011-2450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Adobe Air vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8v4w-j3mg-5x2r.

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