Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3083. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK functionality related to the profile metadata of the media stream. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2017 by Jihui Lu with Zero Day Initiative as APSB17-17 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3083 since 12/02/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100756 (Adobe Flash Player <= 25.0.0.171 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-17)), 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 100312 (Microsoft Windows Adobe Flash Player Security Update June 2017).

Upgrading to version 26.0.0.120 or 26.0.0.126 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 (100756), SecurityFocus (BID 99023†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038655†). The entries VDB-102465, VDB-102466, VDB-102468 and VDB-102469 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100756
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 25.0.0.171 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-17)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb17-17 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 26.0.0.120/26.0.0.126

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-17
Researcher: Jihui Lu
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3083 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3083
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102467

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SecurityFocus: 99023 - Adobe Flash Player APSB17-17 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038655

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Created: 06/14/2017 13:08
Updated: 10/17/2019 16:25
Changes: 06/14/2017 13:08 (82), 10/17/2019 16:25 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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