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CVE-2011-2421

Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code...

9.3 High

Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir media file.

Exploit likelihood

4.30%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir media file.

Record
CVE-2011-2421
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir media file.

Record
CVE-2011-2421
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2410 No score

Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir media file.

Record
EUVD-2011-2410
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-45hf-p6ch-v3gx No score

Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code...

Dirapi.dll in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.1.629 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dir media file.

Record
GHSA-45hf-p6ch-v3gx
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-2421 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Shockwave Player, published August 11, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.30%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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