Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.356/13.0.0.206 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.356/13.0.0.206 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-0518. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.356/13.0.0.206 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.214 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.359 on Linux, Adobe AIR SDK before 13.0.0.111, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 13.0.0.111 allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0517, CVE-2014-0519, and CVE-2014-0520.

The weakness was published 05/13/2014 by James Forshaw with Contextis as APSB14-14 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0518 since 12/20/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73993 (Adobe AIR <= AIR 13.0.0.83 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-14)), 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 100198 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (KB2957151)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16219.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93116), Tenable (73993), SecurityFocus (BID 67371†), Secunia (SA58074†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030225†). zdnet.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-13028, VDB-13194, VDB-13195 and VDB-13196. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Adobe Flash Player up to 13.0.0.206 für Windows/Mac
  • Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.356 für Linux
  • Adobe AIR up to 13.0.0.83 SDK/Compiler

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73993
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= AIR 13.0.0.83 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-14)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - May14 (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-14
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Contextis
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0518 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0518
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13205

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X-Force: 93116 - Adobe Flash Player, as bundled in multiple products, and Adobe Air security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67371 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2014-0518 Unspecified Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 58074 - Adobe Flash Player / AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030225 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass Security Restrictions
Vulnerability Center: 44505 - [APSB14-14] Adobe Flash Player, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2014-0518, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2014 10:30
Updated: 06/19/2021 14:55
Changes: 05/16/2014 10:30 (51), 05/28/2017 02:53 (45), 06/19/2021 14:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:910:103

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