Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 resource management

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.275 and 11.8.x through 13.0.x before 13.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.350 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 13.0.0.83 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 13.0.0.83, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 13.0.0.83 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, and possibly bypass an Internet Explorer sandbox protection mechanism, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

The weakness was released 03/28/2014 by Zeguang Zhao and Liang Chen as confirmed blog post (pwn2own) via Pwn2Own 2014. The advisory is shared at pwn2own.com. The public release happened without involvement of Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0506 since 12/20/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73432 (Adobe AIR <= AIR 4.0.0.1628 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-09)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121866 (Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-09)).

Upgrading to version 13.0.0.182 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13813.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92359) and Tenable (73432). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 12720, 12856, 12855 and 12854.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 73432
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= AIR 4.0.0.1628 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-09)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 13.0.0.182
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03/13/2014 +83 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: pwn2own.com
Researcher: Zeguang Zhao, Liang Chen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0506 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92359
SecurityTracker: 1029969 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43630 - [APSB14-09] Adobe Flash Player <=12.0.0.77 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 66208

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2014 14:59
Updated: 06/16/2021 10:02
Changes: 03/31/2014 14:59 (55), 04/06/2017 18:05 (29), 06/16/2021 09:59 (8), 06/16/2021 10:02 (1)
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