Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.411/13.0.0.250/15.0.0.189 access control
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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.411/13.0.0.250/15.0.0.189 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 11/11/2014 by Behrang Fouladi and Axel Souchet with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as APSB14-24 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8442 since 10/22/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79139 (Adobe AIR <= 15.0.0.293 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-24)), 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 100216 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (KB3004150)).
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.418, 13.0.0.252 or 15.0.0.223 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98630) and Tenable (79139). Additional details are provided at blogs.adobe.com. The entries 68144, 68136, 68137 and 68138 are pretty similar.
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 79139
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 15.0.0.293 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-24)
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OpenVAS ID: 803496
OpenVAS Name: Adobe AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities(APSB14-24)-(Windows)
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.418/13.0.0.252/15.0.0.223
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Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB14-24
Researcher: Behrang Fouladi, Axel Souchet
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8442 (🔍)
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X-Force: 98630 - Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Air privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031182 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Session Tokens and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 47053 - [APSB14-24] Adobe Flash Player, Air, Air SDK and Air SDK \x26 Compiler Remote Host Privilege - CVE-2014-8442, Critical
SecurityFocus: 71040 - Adobe Flash Player And AIR CVE-2014-8442 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 11/11/2014 22:22Updated: 02/24/2022 12:50
Changes: 11/11/2014 22:22 (78), 06/12/2017 08:07 (9), 02/24/2022 12:43 (3), 02/24/2022 12:50 (1)
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