Adobe Flash Player up to 27.0.0.183 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 27.0.0.183. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11225. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 27.0.0.183 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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:

An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK metadata functionality. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/09/2017 by bo13oy with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at security.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11225 since 07/13/2017. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104547 (KB4048951: Security update for Adobe Flash Player (November 2017)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370653 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-33)).

Upgrading to version 27.0.0.187 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104547) and SecurityFocus (BID 101837†). The entries VDB-110415, VDB-110416, VDB-110438 and VDB-110439 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104547
Nessus Name: KB4048951: Security update for Adobe Flash Player (November 2017)
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OpenVAS ID: 866085
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb17-33 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 27.0.0.187

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:3222
Researcher: bo13oy working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, Jie Zeng (bo13oy)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11225 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110417

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SecurityFocus: 101837 - Adobe Flash Player APSB17-33 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039778

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2017 15:22
Updated: 01/17/2023 10:55
Changes: 12/10/2017 15:22 (78), 12/13/2019 11:08 (5), 01/26/2021 13:03 (2), 01/26/2021 13:10 (1), 01/17/2023 10:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CEB:103

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