Adobe Flash Player up to 12.0.0.77 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 12.0.0.77 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0509. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 12.0.0.77 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.275 and 11.8.x through 13.0.x before 13.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.350 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 13.0.0.83 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 13.0.0.83, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 13.0.0.83 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 04/08/2014 by Masato Kinugawa as APSB14-09 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated with Adobe. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0509 since 12/20/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73432 (Adobe AIR <= AIR 4.0.0.1628 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-09)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121866 (Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-09)).

Upgrading to version 13.0.0.182 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13832.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73432), SecurityFocus (BID 66703†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030035†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43967†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-12721, VDB-12720, VDB-12856 and VDB-12854. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 73432
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= AIR 4.0.0.1628 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-09)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 13.0.0.182
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-09
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
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CVE: CVE-2014-0509 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12855

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SecurityFocus: 66703 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2014-0509 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030035 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitary Code, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 43967 - [APSB14-09] Adobe Flash Player Remote XSS via Unspecified Vectors - CVE-2014-0509, Medium

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Created: 04/09/2014 14:46
Updated: 06/16/2021 18:39
Changes: 04/09/2014 14:46 (50), 05/24/2017 11:40 (37), 06/16/2021 18:39 (3)
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