Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.481/13.0.0.302/18.0.0.203 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5117. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. 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 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.302 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.481 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.180, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.180, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.180 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3118, CVE-2015-3124, CVE-2015-3127, CVE-2015-3128, CVE-2015-3129, CVE-2015-3131, CVE-2015-3132, CVE-2015-3136, CVE-2015-3137, CVE-2015-4428, and CVE-2015-4430.

The weakness was released 07/09/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Google Project Zero (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5117 since 06/26/2015. 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 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 84641 (Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.144 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-16)), 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 167878 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:1211-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.481, 13.0.0.302 or 18.0.0.203 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84641), SecurityFocus (BID 75590†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032810†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51059†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-76340, VDB-76351, VDB-76353 and VDB-76355. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 84641
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.144 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-16)
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OpenVAS ID: 802781
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability July15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.481/13.0.0.302/18.0.0.203

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1214
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (bilou)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76391
SecurityFocus: 75590 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032810 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51059 - [APSB15-16] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5117, Critical

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

Created: 07/10/2015 09:41
Updated: 11/26/2024 05:45
Changes: 07/10/2015 09:41 (62), 07/10/2017 09:08 (17), 05/24/2022 05:13 (3), 05/24/2022 05:28 (1), 11/26/2024 05:45 (16)
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