Adobe Flash Player up to 18.0.0.x ASLR information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 18.0.0.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ASLR. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3097. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 18.0.0.x (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component ASLR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.292 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.160, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.144, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.144, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.144 on 64-bit Windows 7 systems do not properly select a random memory address for the Flash heap, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct unspecified attacks by predicting this address.

The weakness was released 06/10/2015 by Chris Evans with Google Project Zero as APSB15-11 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3097 since 04/09/2015. 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 T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84158 (Adobe AIR <= 17.0.0.172 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-11)), 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 100238 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (KB3065820)).

Upgrading to version 18.0.0.160 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 (103714), Tenable (84158), SecurityFocus (BID 75090†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032519†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50494†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-75795, VDB-75797, VDB-75798 and VDB-75799. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 84158
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 17.0.0.172 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 800420
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Bypass Vulnerability - June15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 18.0.0.160

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-11
Researcher: Chris Evans
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3097 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75796
X-Force: 103714 - Adobe Flash Player information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 75090 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2015-3097 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032519 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50494 - [APSB15-11] Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Air Remote Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability - CVE-2015-3097, Medium

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Created: 06/10/2015 10:18 AM
Updated: 05/20/2022 03:35 PM
Changes: 06/10/2015 10:18 AM (79), 01/27/2018 12:38 PM (6), 05/20/2022 03:35 PM (3)
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