HTTP: Adobe Flash Malicious ActionScript Stack Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known flaw in Adobe ActionScript. An attack can entice a user to load a Flash file with malicious ActionScript which can result in arbitrary code execution in the victim's browser.

Extended Description

Adobe Flash Player is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Products

Xerox freeflow_print_server_(ffps),Red_hat enterprise_linux_as_extras

References

BugTraq: 49714

CVE: CVE-2011-2426

Short Name
HTTP:STC:ADOBE:SWF-MAL-AS-OF
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
ActionScript Adobe CVE-2011-2426 Flash Malicious Overflow Stack bid:49714
Release Date
09/28/2011
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
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Red_hat

Research_in_motion

Adobe

Gentoo

Sun

Hp

Avaya

Xerox

Suse

CVSS Score

9.3

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