Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 Protocol asfunction: cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0. Impacted is the function asfunction: of the component Protocol Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5476. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function asfunction: of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 and earlier, when running on Opera before 9.24 on Mac OS X, has unknown "Highly Severe" impact and unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2007. The weakness was published 12/27/2007 by Rich Cannings with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5476 since 10/16/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29849 (FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- multiple vulnerabilities (562cf6c4-b9f1-11dc-a302-000102cc8983)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD 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 to version 9.24 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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37250), Tenable (29849), SecurityFocus (BID 26274†), OSVDB (38128†) and Secunia (SA28161†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3394, VDB-3523, VDB-3524 and VDB-3527. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29849
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- multiple vulnerabilities (562cf6c4-b9f1-11dc-a302-000102cc8983)
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OpenVAS ID: 60088
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.24
Patch: adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Rich Cannings
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5476 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5476
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3525

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X-Force: 37250 - Adobe Flash Player for Opera on Mac OS X unspecified, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 26274 - Adobe Flash Player On Opera Browser For Mac OSX Unspecified Vulnerability
Secunia: 28161
OSVDB: 38128 - Opera with Adobe Flash Player on Mac OS X Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018830
Vulnerability Center: 16697 - Adobe Flash Player on Opera < 9.24 on Mac OS X Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238

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Created: 01/03/2008 09:20
Updated: 07/29/2019 14:12
Changes: 01/03/2008 09:20 (102), 07/29/2019 14:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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