Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.124.0 HTTP Header access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.124.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTTP Header Handler. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6243. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.124.0 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HTTP Header Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 does not sufficiently restrict the interpretation and usage of cross-domain policy files, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-domain and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The weakness was shared 04/09/2008 by Toshiharu Sugiyama (JPCERT) with Ernst & Young Advanced Security Center (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6243 since 12/05/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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.

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 800028 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. 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. 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 (39129), Tenable (800028), SecurityFocus (BID 26966†), OSVDB (51567†) and Secunia (SA28083†). The entries VDB-3525, VDB-3523, VDB-3524 and VDB-3527 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 800028
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OpenVAS ID: 90018
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier vulnerability (Lin)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com
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Timelineinfo

12/05/2007 🔍
12/18/2007 +13 days 🔍
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12/19/2007 +1 days 🔍
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12/25/2007 +6 days 🔍
04/09/2008 +106 days 🔍
04/21/2008 +12 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Toshiharu Sugiyama (JPCERT)
Organization: Ernst & Young Advanced Security Center
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3679

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X-Force: 39129
SecurityFocus: 26966 - Adobe Flash Player Policy File Cross Domain Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 28083 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 51567 - Adobe Flash Cross-domain Policy Canonicalization Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1019116
Vulnerability Center: 17156 - Adobe Flash Player Allows Cross Domain and Cross Site Scripting Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4258

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2008 12:19
Updated: 12/09/2024 06:31
Changes: 04/21/2008 12:19 (84), 08/01/2019 20:23 (9), 12/09/2024 06:31 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:8BC:103

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