# CVE-2006-3311: Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier, Flash Professional 8, Flash MX 2004, and Flex 1.5 allows user-assisted remote at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-09-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and earlier, Flash Professional 8, Flash MX 2004, and Flex 1.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long, dynamically created string in a SWF movie.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3573
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22054
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22268
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4507
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/451380
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19980
- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ct12-09-2006.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22187
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21865
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28886
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A394
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1546
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445825/100/0/threaded
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_53_flashplayer.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016829
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21901
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0674.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-069

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