Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 use after free

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 (Multimedia Player Software). 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 weakness was shared 08/11/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Alibaba Security Research Team as APSB15-19 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5557 since 07/17/2015. 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 85325 (Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.180 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-19)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.508 or 18.0.0.232 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 20458.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105459) and Tenable (85325). technet.microsoft.com is providing further details. The entries 69208, 76351, 76966 and 76967 are related to this item.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 85325
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.180 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 52298
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Aug15 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.508 /18.0.0.232
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-19
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (bilou)
Organization: Alibaba Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5557 (🔍)
X-Force: 105459 - Adobe Flash Player code execution
SecurityTracker: 1033235 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51935 - [APSB15-19] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5557, Critical
SecurityFocus: 76288 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-19 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/12/2015 11:16
Updated: 06/07/2022 17:20
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:16 (68), 10/08/2017 09:39 (22), 06/07/2022 17:12 (2), 06/07/2022 17:20 (1)
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