Adobe Flash Player up to 16.0.0.296 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 16.0.0.296. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-0327. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 16.0.0.296 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 weakness was presented 02/05/2015 by Robert Swiecki (bilou) with Google Project Zero as APSB15-04 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0327 since 12/01/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81127 (Flash Player <= 16.0.0.296 Unspecified Code Execution (APSA15-02 / APSB15-04)), 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 123259 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB15-04)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19515.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100709), Tenable (81127), SecurityFocus (BID 72514†), Secunia (SA62777†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031706†). See VDB-69009, VDB-69041, VDB-69042 and VDB-69043 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 81127
Nessus Name: Flash Player <= 16.0.0.296 Unspecified Code Execution (APSA15-02 / APSB15-04)
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OpenVAS ID: 803404
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Feb15 (Linux)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-04
Researcher: Robert Swiecki (bilou)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0327 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0327
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69053
X-Force: 100709 - Adobe Flash Player buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 72514 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 62777 - Microsoft Windows Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031706 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 48502 - [APSB15-04] Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2015-0327, Critical

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

Created: 02/06/2015 11:09 AM
Updated: 03/08/2022 04:15 PM
Changes: 02/06/2015 11:09 AM (78), 06/19/2017 08:38 AM (18), 03/08/2022 04:07 PM (3), 03/08/2022 04:15 PM (1)
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