Adobe Flash Player prior 9.0.114.0 resource management

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption.

The weakness was disclosed 12/10/2009 by Manuel Caballero (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3798 since 10/26/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43069 (Adobe AIR < 1.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-19)), 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 116748 (Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (APSB09-19)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.114.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54634) and Tenable (43069). The entries 4071, 51100, 51099 and 51098 are pretty similar.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43069
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR < 1.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 66523
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.0.114.0
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02/22/2005 🔍
10/26/2009 +1707 days 🔍
12/03/2009 +38 days 🔍
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08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Manuel Caballero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3798 (🔍)
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X-Force: 54634
SecurityTracker: 1023306 - Adobe AIR Memory Corruption Errors Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 24351 - [APSB09-19] Adobe Flash Player < 10.0.42.34 and AIR < 1.5.3 Remote Memory Corruption or DoS Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 37199 - RETIRED: Adobe Flash Player APSB09-19 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37584 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-3456

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 14:17
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/18/2017 09:26 (18), 08/28/2021 14:17 (3)
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