Adobe Flash Player up to 26.0.0.13 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 26.0.0.13. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-3099. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 26.0.0.13 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 26.0.0.131 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Action Script 3 raster data model. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/11/2017 by Jihui Lu (bo13oy) with Tencent KeenLab as APSB17-21 as confirmed security bulletin (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3099 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101362 (Adobe Flash Player <= 26.0.0.131 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-21)), 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 370456 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-21)).

Upgrading to version 26.0.0.137 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 (101362), SecurityFocus (BID 99520†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038845†). The entries VDB-103508 and VDB-103509 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 101362
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 26.0.0.131 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-21)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb17-21 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 26.0.0.137

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-21
Researcher: Jihui Lu (bo13oy)
Organization: Tencent KeenLab
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3099 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3099
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103507

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SecurityFocus: 99520 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2017-3099 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038845

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Created: 07/13/2017 10:33
Updated: 10/25/2019 12:10
Changes: 07/13/2017 10:33 (84), 10/25/2019 12:10 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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