Adobe Flash Player up to 18.0.0.209 use after free

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.199, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.199, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.199 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5127, CVE-2015-5130, CVE-2015-5134, CVE-2015-5539, CVE-2015-5540, CVE-2015-5550, CVE-2015-5551, CVE-2015-5556, CVE-2015-5557, CVE-2015-5559, CVE-2015-5561, CVE-2015-5563, and CVE-2015-5564.

The weakness was shared 08/14/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Alibaba Security Research Team (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5565 since 07/17/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 123797 (Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-19)).

Upgrading to version 18.0.0.232 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20528.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85325), SecurityFocus (BID 76288†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51958†). The entries VDB-76966, VDB-76967, VDB-76968 and VDB-76969 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 18.0.0.232
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07/17/2015 🔍
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08/14/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/26/2024 +3390 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1603
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (bilou)
Organization: Alibaba Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77089
SecurityFocus: 76288 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-19 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033235
Vulnerability Center: 51958 - [APSB15-19] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5565, Critical

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Created: 08/14/2015 10:18 AM
Updated: 11/26/2024 06:04 AM
Changes: 08/14/2015 10:18 AM (54), 10/14/2017 11:29 AM (20), 06/09/2022 02:17 PM (4), 06/09/2022 02:19 PM (1), 11/26/2024 06:04 AM (19)
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