Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.19/11.1.115.20/11.2.202.243/11.4.402.287 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.19/11.1.115.20/11.2.202.243/11.4.402.287 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Flash Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.2.202.251 on Linux, before 11.1.111.24 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.27 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.600; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.600 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 11/06/2012 by Matthew Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind and Fermin Serna with Google Security Team as APSB12-24 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated with Adobe. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5279 since 10/04/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/19/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62835 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2710 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-24)), 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 166206 (SUSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2013:0367-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.5.502.110 (Win, Mac), 11.2.202.251 (Linux), 11.1.115.27 or 11.1.111.24 (Android) eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Silverlight, Java or Javascript as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79850) and Tenable (62835). Similar entries are available at 6874, 6871, 6873 and 6872.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 62835
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2710 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-24)
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OpenVAS ID: 72608
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.5.502.110 (Win/Mac), 11.2.202.251 (Linux), 11.1.115.27/11.1.111.24 (Android)
Alternative: Microsoft Silverlight/Java/Javascript

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-24
Researcher: Matthew Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind, Fermin Serna
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5279 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79850 - Adobe Flash Player code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1027730 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37016 - [APSB12-24] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Unspecified Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 56554 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5279 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 51186 - Red Hat update flash-plugin, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87069

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2012 09:56
Updated: 04/19/2021 06:57
Changes: 11/07/2012 09:56 (58), 04/20/2017 14:17 (40), 04/19/2021 06:57 (2)
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