Adobe Flash Player and Authplay.dll type confusion remote code execution
CVE-2011-0611 is a client-side memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and in the Authplay.dll/AuthPlayLib.bundle component used by Adobe Reader and Acrobat to process embedded Flash content. Affected products include Adobe Flash Player before 10.2.154.27 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.2.156.12 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR before 2.6.19140; and vulnerable Reader/Acrobat versions that ship the Authplay component. The issue was described as involving a size inconsistency in a group of included constants and object type confusion in crafted Flash content, including ActionScript that adds custom functions to prototypes and uses Date objects. By supplying a malicious SWF directly or embedding it in a document such as a Microsoft Office file, a remote attacker can trigger memory corruption leading to application crash or arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in April 2011 and was incorporated into exploit kits.
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Recent activity
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An Adobe Flash Player vulnerability used by Dragonfly for client-side code execution.
A specific vulnerability included in multiple exploit kits according to the table.
A vulnerability later noted as being featured by the exploit kit, apparently chained or delivered via the CVE-2010-0188 PDF exploit path.
A vulnerability involving size inconsistency that allows code execution and was first discovered during active in-the-wild exploitation.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.