Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.148 Display Object use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.148. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Display Object Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-3071. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.148 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Display Object Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability when masking display objects. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2017. The weakness was published 05/09/2017 by Jihui Lu with Tencent KeenLab (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-3071 since 12/02/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100052 (Adobe Flash Player <= 25.0.0.148 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-15)), 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 370385 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100052) and SecurityFocus (BID 98347†). Similar entries are available at VDB-100957, VDB-100958, VDB-100959 and VDB-100961. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100052
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 25.0.0.148 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-15)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb17-15 )-Windows
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:1219
Researcher: Jihui Lu
Organization: Tencent KeenLab
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CVE: CVE-2017-3071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100960

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SecurityFocus: 98347 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2017-3071 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3071 - Adobe - Flash Player - Use-After-Free Issue
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2017 23:02
Updated: 12/06/2022 09:10
Changes: 05/09/2017 23:02 (74), 09/24/2020 18:27 (9), 12/22/2020 14:58 (2), 12/06/2022 09:10 (3)
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