Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-3079. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 25.0.0.171 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the internal representation of raster data. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2017 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as APSB17-17 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-3079 since 12/02/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 99025†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038655†). The entries VDB-102465, VDB-102466, VDB-102467 and VDB-102468 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102472

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

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Created: 06/14/2017 13:08
Updated: 10/17/2019 16:35
Changes: 06/14/2017 13:08 (82), 10/17/2019 16:35 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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