Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169 type confusion

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as APSB15-09 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-3084 since 04/09/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82781 (Adobe Flash Player <= 17.0.0.134 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-06)), 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 167828 (OpenSuSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2015:0914-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.460, 13.0.0.289 or 17.0.0.188 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19564.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103129) and Tenable (82781). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. The entries 74818, 74819, 74820 and 74821 are pretty similar.

Affected

  • Adobe Flash Player up to 17.0.0.169
  • Adobe Flash Player up to 13.0.0.281
  • Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457
  • AIR Desktop Runtime up to 17.0.0.144
  • AIR SDK and SDK & Compiler up to 17.0.0.144

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Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Nessus ID: 82781
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 17.0.0.134 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-06)
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OpenVAS ID: 803496
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 May15 (Windows)
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.460/13.0.0.289/17.0.0.188
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-09
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3084 (🔍)
X-Force: 103129 - Adobe Flash Player code execution
SecurityTracker: 1032285 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50100 - [APSB15-09] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-3084, Critical
SecurityFocus: 74614 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2015 11:05
Updated: 05/11/2022 07:15
Changes: 05/13/2015 11:05 (77), 06/28/2017 06:34 (12), 05/11/2022 07:01 (3), 05/11/2022 07:15 (1)
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