Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.257 access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.257 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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 presented 01/14/2015 by Yang Dingning with F-Secure as Unpatched Vulnerability (0day) in Flash Player is being exploited by Angler EK as not defined article (Website). The advisory is available at malware.dontneedcoffee.com. The article contains:

Any version of Internet Explorer or Firefox with any version of Windows will get owned if Flash up to 16.0.0.287 (included) is installed and enabled.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0310 since 12/01/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

It is declared as highly functional. A worm is spreading, which is automatically exploiting this vulnerability. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80946 (Flash Player <= 16.0.0.257 Information Disclosure (APSB15-02)), 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 167516 (OpenSuSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2015:0174-1)). This issue was added on 05/25/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/15/2022:

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100236), Zero-Day.cz (172), Tenable (80946), SecurityFocus (BID 72261†) and Secunia (SA62452†). See VDB-68820 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Private
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 80946
Nessus Name: Flash Player <= 16.0.0.257 Information Disclosure (APSB15-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 802940
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Jan15 (Windows)
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01/25/2015 +2 days 🔍
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: Unpatched Vulnerability (0day) in Flash Player is being exploited by Angler EK
Researcher: Yang Dingning
Organization: F-Secure
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0310 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0310
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68818

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X-Force: 100236 - Adobe Flash player address randomization security bypass, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 72261 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2015-0310 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 62452 - Adobe Flash Player Memory Randomization Security Bypass Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031609

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/25/2015 11:30 PM
Updated: 01/06/2025 09:33 PM
Changes: 01/25/2015 11:30 PM (55), 07/09/2017 08:13 AM (25), 03/05/2022 08:49 PM (4), 03/05/2022 08:57 PM (1), 04/26/2024 04:27 PM (23), 07/10/2024 08:22 AM (4), 09/09/2024 10:30 PM (1), 01/06/2025 09:33 PM (3)
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