Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.540/19.0.0.213/19.0.0.226 Sound Object use after free
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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.540/19.0.0.213/19.0.0.226 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Sound Object Handler. 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 presented 11/10/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich with Zero Day Initiative as APSB15-28 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8042 since 11/02/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86850 (Adobe AIR <= 19.0.0.213 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168229 (OpenSuSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2015:1984-1)).
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.548, 19.0.0.241 or 19.0.0.245 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. 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 21343.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (107936), Tenable (86850), SecurityFocus (BID 77533†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54345†). technet.microsoft.com is providing further details. See VDB-69208, VDB-76351, VDB-76966 and VDB-76967 for similar entries.
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Nessus ID: 86850
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 19.0.0.213 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-28)
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OpenVAS ID: 803454
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov15 (Windows)
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Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB15-28
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8042 (🔍)
X-Force: 107936 - Adobe Flash Player Sound objects code execution
SecurityFocus: 77533 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-28 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034111
Vulnerability Center: 54345 - [APSB15-28] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2015-8042, Critical
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Created: 11/11/2015 09:59 AMUpdated: 06/26/2022 03:10 PM
Changes: 11/11/2015 09:59 AM (72), 04/11/2018 11:39 AM (15), 06/26/2022 03:10 PM (4)
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