Adobe Flash Player up to 27.0.0.187 Global Settings denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Adobe Flash Player up to 27.0.0.187. This affects an unknown part of the component Global Settings. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-11305. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 27.0.0.187 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Global Settings. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A regression affecting Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.187 (and earlier versions) causes the unintended reset of the global settings preference file when a user clears browser data.

The bug was discovered 12/12/2017. The weakness was released 12/12/2017 as APSB17-42 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11305 since 07/13/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105175 (Adobe Flash Player <= 27.0.0.187 (APSB17-42)), 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 100324 (Microsoft Windows Adobe Flash Player Security Update for December 2017).

Upgrading to version 28.0.0.126 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 (105175) and SecurityFocus (BID 102139†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 105175
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 27.0.0.187 (APSB17-42)
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OpenVAS ID: 855237
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Within Google Chrome Security Update(apsb17-42)- Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 28.0.0.126

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-42
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11305 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11305
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110651

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SecurityFocus: 102139 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2017-11305 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039986

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2017 07:50
Updated: 01/27/2021 10:28
Changes: 12/14/2017 07:50 (78), 12/15/2019 07:39 (4), 01/27/2021 10:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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