CVE-2011-2421 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 11.6.1.629, specifically within the Dirapi.dll component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted .dir media file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100 indicates its potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.6.0.626CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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