Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.521/18.0.0.240/19.0.0.185 use after free
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). 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 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5570, CVE-2015-5574, CVE-2015-5581, and CVE-2015-5584.
The weakness was presented 09/22/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6682 since 08/26/2015. 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 86059 (Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.199 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-23)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.521, 18.0.0.240 or 19.0.0.185 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 21033.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86059). See 77991, 77992, 77993 and 77994 for similar entries.
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86059
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.199 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-23)
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OpenVAS ID: 803024
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities Sep15 (Windows)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.521/18.0.0.240/19.0.0.185
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Timeline
08/26/2015 🔍09/21/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: RHSA-2015:1814
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (bilou)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-6682 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033629
Vulnerability Center: 52861 - [APSB15-23] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-6682, Critical
SecurityFocus: 76795 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-23 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/23/2015 19:25Updated: 06/18/2022 20:09
Changes: 09/23/2015 19:25 (58), 01/02/2018 18:25 (17), 06/18/2022 20:01 (4), 06/18/2022 20:09 (1)
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