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CVE-2011-2140 is a memory-corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR. It affects Adobe Flash Player versions before 10.3.183.5 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; versions before 10.3.186.3 on Android; Adobe AIR versions before 2.7.1 on Windows and Mac OS X; and versions before 2.7.1.1961 on Android. An attacker can exploit unspecified vectors to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (adobe_flash_sps.rb) that exploits CVE-2011-2140, a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player (specifically Flash10u.ocx) when processing a crafted MP4 file. The exploit is delivered via a malicious HTTP server that serves both a specially crafted MP4 and SWF file to the victim's browser (typically Internet Explorer 6 or 7 on Windows XP SP3 or Vista). The module uses JavaScript heap spraying to deliver a customizable Metasploit payload, resulting in arbitrary code execution under the context of the user. The code is operational and allows for payload customization, but is not fully weaponized (e.g., not fully automated for all browsers/targets). The repository references several fingerprintable endpoints, including the vulnerable Flash OCX file path and example SWF/MP4 URIs. The structure is typical for a Metasploit exploit module, with all logic contained in a single Ruby file.
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