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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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 vectors, related to an "invalid pointer vulnerability" and the newclass (0x58) operator, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2174.
The weakness was released 06/15/2010 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2173 since 06/07/2010. 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 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). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 44472, 53657, 53656 and 53655.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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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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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: RHSA-2010:0464
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2173 (🔍)
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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: 26116 - [APSB10-14] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Invalid Pointer Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 40800 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR (CVE-2010-2173) Invalid Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 40144 - Adobe AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2010-1453
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 09/15/2021 20:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 02/28/2017 07:48 (21), 09/15/2021 20:44 (2), 09/15/2021 20:51 (1)
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