Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-6246. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player 9.x up to 9.0.48.0, 8.x up to 8.0.35.0, and 7.x up to 7.0.70.0, when running on Linux, uses insecure permissions for memory, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2007. The weakness was published 12/27/2007 by Toshiharu Sugiyama with Opera (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6246 since 12/05/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29741 (Flash Player < 7.0.73.0 / 9.0.115.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB07-20)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows 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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5846.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39136), Tenable (29741), SecurityFocus (BID 26965†), OSVDB (41483†) and Secunia (SA28161†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3525, VDB-3523, VDB-3524 and VDB-3527. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29741
Nessus Name: Flash Player < 7.0.73.0 / 9.0.115.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB07-20)
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Toshiharu Sugiyama
Organization: Opera
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3530

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X-Force: 39136 - Adobe Flash Player memory permissions privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26965 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Privilege-Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28161 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 41483 - Adobe Flash Player on Linux Memory Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1019116
Vulnerability Center: 17159 - Adobe Flash Player on Linux Insecure Permissions Allow Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4258

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2008 09:20
Updated: 08/01/2019 20:43
Changes: 01/03/2008 09:20 (100), 08/01/2019 20:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D6F:103

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