Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171 AVC Edge memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AVC Edge Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3076. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component AVC Edge Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the MPEG-4 AVC module. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was shared 06/13/2017 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as APSB17-17 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3076 since 12/02/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 Exploit-DB (42247), Tenable (100756), SecurityFocus (BID 99025†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038655†). The entries VDB-102465, VDB-102466, VDB-102467 and VDB-102468 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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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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Upgrade: Flash Player 26.0.0.120/26.0.0.126

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-17
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3076 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3076
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102469

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SecurityFocus: 99025 - Adobe Flash Player APSB17-17 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038655

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/14/2017 13:08
Updated: 01/26/2025 18:40
Changes: 06/14/2017 13:08 (91), 10/20/2019 10:05 (7), 01/26/2025 18:40 (16)
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