Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.114.0 allowScriptAccess access control
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.114.0 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument allowScriptAccess
with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0 and earlier, and 9.x up to 9.0.115.0, allows remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess parameter setting via a crafted SWF file with unspecified "Filter evasion" manipulations.
The bug was discovered 04/08/2008. The weakness was published 10/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3872 since 08/29/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40719 (RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2008:0221)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115779 (Adobe Flash Player Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities (APSB08-11)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45713) and Tenable (40719). Similar entries are available at 3524, 3678, 3676 and 3680.
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 40719
Nessus Name: RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2008:0221)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
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CVE: CVE-2008-3872 (🔍)
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X-Force: 45713
Vulnerability Center: 22304 - Adobe Flash Player AllowScriptAccess Crafted SWF File Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26930
OSVDB: 48880 - CVE-2008-3872 - Adobe - Flash Player - Security Bypass
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/02/2021 11:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (67), 09/05/2019 10:09 (6), 08/02/2021 11:00 (4)
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