Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.356/13.0.0.206 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.356/13.0.0.206. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-0520. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.356/13.0.0.206 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect 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-2014-0518, and CVE-2014-0519.

The weakness was disclosed 05/13/2014 by James Forshaw with Contextis as APSB14-14 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0520 since 12/20/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 16236.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93118), Tenable (73993), SecurityFocus (BID 67372†), Secunia (SA58074†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030225†). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-13028, VDB-13194, VDB-13195 and VDB-13196 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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-2014-0520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13207

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X-Force: 93118 - Adobe Flash Player, as bundled in multiple products, and Adobe Air security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67372
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: 44507 - [APSB14-14] Adobe Flash Player, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2014-0520, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2014 10:32
Updated: 06/19/2021 14:58
Changes: 05/16/2014 10:32 (51), 05/28/2017 02:55 (44), 06/19/2021 14:58 (3)
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