HTTP: Adobe Flash Player Firefox plugin Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known flaw in Adobe Flash Player. An attack can entice a user to load a malicious Flash file which can result in Denial of Service or arbitrary code execution in the victim's browser.
Extended Description
Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.2.202.238 on Linux, before 11.1.111.16 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.17 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2540; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2540 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging a logic error during handling of Firefox dialogs.
Affected Products
Adobe adobe_air
References
CVE: CVE-2012-4171
Short Name
HTTP:STC:ADOBE:FLASH-FIREFOX
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Adobe CVE-2012-4171 Denial Firefox Flash Player Service of plugin
Release Date
10/19/2012
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Adobe
CVSS Score
5.0