Adobe Flash Player prior 9.0.114.0 link following

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.246.0 and 10.x before 10.0.32.18, and Adobe AIR before 1.5.2, allows attackers to trick a user into (1) selecting a link or (2) completing a dialog, related to a "clickjacking vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/30/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1867 since 06/01/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40447 (Adobe AIR < 1.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-10)), 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 116529 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSA09-03 and APSB09-10)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.114.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52183) and Tenable (40447). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4049, 49229, 49228 and 49227.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40447
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR < 1.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-10)
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OpenVAS ID: 800854
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player/Air Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities - Aug09 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.0.114.0
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07/30/2009 +7 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2049 days 🔍
08/13/2021 +2340 days 🔍

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: vupen.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1867 (🔍)
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X-Force: 52183
SecurityTracker: 1022629 - Adobe Flash Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 23052 - [APSB09-10] Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Remote Clickjacking Unspecified Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35905 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR Unspecified Clickjacking Vulnerability
Secunia: 36193 - Gentoo update for adobe-flash and acroread, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 56775 - Adobe Multiple Products Unspecified Clickjacking
Vupen: ADV-2009-2086

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/13/2021 09:15
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (70), 02/12/2017 13:05 (17), 08/13/2021 09:15 (3)
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