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CVE-2011-0609 is an unspecified memory-corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.1.106.16 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR 2.5.1 and earlier; and Authplay.dll (AuthPlayLib.bundle) as used by Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.2 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows and Mac OS X. The flaw can be triggered by crafted Flash content, including malicious .swf files embedded in documents such as Excel spreadsheets or rendered through Adobe Reader/Acrobat components. Adobe and third-party reporting indicate the vulnerability was exploited in the wild as a zero-day in March 2011, including in targeted spear-phishing operations such as the RSA intrusion. Successful exploitation allows attacker-controlled code execution in the context of the affected application; unsuccessful attempts may crash the application and cause denial of service.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player (CVE-2011-0609), specifically versions 10.2.152.33 and earlier on Windows. The exploit abuses a flaw in the AVM2 bytecode verification logic, allowing for execution of arbitrary code via a malicious SWF file. The module sets up an HTTP server that serves both the exploit SWF and a crafted HTML page to lure victims. When a vulnerable browser loads the page, the SWF is delivered and heap spraying is used to execute the attacker's payload. The exploit is operational and allows for arbitrary code execution, with the payload being customizable via Metasploit. The main attack vector is through a browser, requiring user interaction (visiting the malicious page). The module references several fingerprintable endpoints, including URLs for Flash Player components and the malicious SWF file. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a typical Metasploit browser exploit module.
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A vulnerability exploited via an embedded Flash object in an Excel spreadsheet attachment during the RSA phishing attack.
A zero-day Adobe Flash vulnerability used in a targeted phishing campaign via an Excel file to install a backdoor on RSA systems.
A zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash used via a malicious Excel attachment to install a backdoor and gain full access to the victim machine during the RSA attack.
An Adobe Flash vulnerability used by APT12 for code execution.
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