Adobe Flash Player prior 9.0.124.0 code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Array index error in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "types of Adobe Flash code."

The weakness was published 06/15/2010 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2161 since 06/07/2010. 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. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46858 (Adobe AIR < 2.0.2.12610 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14)), 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 165220 (SUSE Security Update for Flash Player (SUSE-SA:2010:024)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.124.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9397.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (46858). Similar entries are available at 44472, 53657, 53656 and 53655.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 46858
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR < 2.0.2.12610 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14)
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OpenVAS ID: 67656
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.0.124.0
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0464
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2161 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1024085 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitary Code, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 26107 - [APSB10-14] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Array Index Error Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 40781 - Adobe Flash Player (CVE-2010-2161) Memory Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 40144 - Adobe AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2010-1453

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/15/2021 18:04
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (68), 04/03/2017 18:09 (18), 09/15/2021 17:56 (3), 09/15/2021 18:04 (1)
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