Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.0/11.1.115.11/11.3.300.271 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.0/11.1.115.11/11.3.300.271 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.2.202.238 on Linux, before 11.1.111.16 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.17 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2540; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2540 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4163 and CVE-2012-4164.

The weakness was presented 08/21/2012 by Honggang Ren with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs as APSB12-19 as confirmed bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Adobe. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4165 since 08/07/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61624 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.3.0.3670 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-19)), 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 120441 (Red Hat Update for flash-plugin (RHSA-2012:1203)).

Upgrading to version 11.4.402.265(Windows, Mac) or 11.2.202.238(Linux) eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (61624). See 5947, 6001, 6002 and 6004 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 61624
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.3.0.3670 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 803489
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 August 12 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.4.402.265(Windows, Mac)/11.2.202.238(Linux)
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-19
Researcher: Honggang Ren
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
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CVE: CVE-2012-4165 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027422 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 35954 - [APSB12-19] Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4165), Critical
SecurityFocus: 56189 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-4165 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 50354 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84791

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/24/2012 13:58
Updated: 03/27/2021 13:34
Changes: 08/24/2012 13:58 (81), 04/16/2017 10:39 (14), 03/27/2021 13:34 (2)
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