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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 08/11/2015 by Chris Evans, Ben Hawkes and Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as APSB15-19 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5548 since 07/17/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
It is possible to download the exploit 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123802 (Red Hat Update for flash (RHSA-2015:1603)).
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 20438.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105473) and Tenable (85325). Additional details are provided at technet.microsoft.com. See 69208, 76351, 76966 and 76967 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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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Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB15-19
Researcher: Chris Evans, Ben Hawkes, Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5548 (🔍)
X-Force: 105473 - Adobe Flash Player code execution
SecurityTracker: 1033235 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51923 - [APSB15-19] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5548, Critical
SecurityFocus: 76283
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/12/2015 11:19Updated: 06/07/2022 20:47
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:19 (76), 10/05/2017 18:27 (12), 06/07/2022 20:39 (2), 06/07/2022 20:47 (1)
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