Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 RegExp access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function RegExp. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-4324. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects the function RegExp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ActionScript 3 (AS3) in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0, and other versions and other 9.0.124.0 and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to bypass the Security Sandbox Model, obtain sensitive information, and port scan arbitrary hosts via a Flash (SWF) movie that specifies a connection to make, then uses timing discrepancies from the SecurityErrorEvent error to determine whether a port is open or not. NOTE: 9.0.115.0 introduces support for a workaround, but does not fix the vulnerability.

The weakness was released 12/27/2007 by Tavis Ormandy Will Drewry with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4324 since 08/13/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29785 (SuSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (ZYPP Patch Number 4856)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115679 (Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB07-20)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (29785), SecurityFocus (BID 25260†), Secunia (SA33390†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019116†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3525, VDB-3523, VDB-3524 and VDB-3527. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29785
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (ZYPP Patch Number 4856)
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OpenVAS ID: 60088
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com

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04/28/2019 +3763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy Will Drewry
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4324 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4324
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3521

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SecurityFocus: 25260 - Adobe ActionScript SecurityErrorEvent Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 33390 - Sun Solaris update for Flash Player Plugin, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019116
Vupen: ADV-2008-2838

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Created: 01/03/2008 09:20
Updated: 04/28/2019 15:12
Changes: 01/03/2008 09:20 (91), 04/28/2019 15:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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