VDB-4708 · CVE-2012-0768 · BID 52297

Adobe Flash Player up to 11.1.102.63 Matrix3D resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.1.102.63 (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Matrix3D. 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. CVE summarizes:

The Matrix3D component in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.16 and 11.x before 11.1.102.63 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; before 11.1.111.7 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.7 on Android 4.x allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 03/05/2012 by Tavis Ormandy (@taviso) with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0768 since 01/18/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

A private exploit has been developed by Tavis Ormandy. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74564 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2012:0349-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120903 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 7.5 Missing).

Upgrading to version 11.1.102.63 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (74564). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. See 4586, 4709, 5262 and 5263 for similar entries.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Tavis Ormandy

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Nessus ID: 74564
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2012:0349-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71158
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.1.102.63
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (@taviso)
Organization: Google Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2012-0768 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1026761 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 34564 - [APSB12-05] Adobe Flash Player < 11.1.102.63 Matrix3D Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 52297 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-0768 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 48281 - Adobe Flash Player Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 79817

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/06/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/21/2021 09:19
Changes: 03/06/2012 01:00 (89), 04/09/2017 18:57 (13), 03/21/2021 09:19 (3)
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