Adobe Flash Player up to 10.0.12.36 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 10.0.12.36 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4503. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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 10.0.12.36 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Settings Manager in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause victims to unknowingly click on a link or dialog via access control dialogs disguised as normal graphical elements, as demonstrated by hijacking the camera or microphone, and related to "clickjacking."

The weakness was published 10/08/2008 by Robert Hansen Jeremiah Grossman with WhiteHat Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blogs.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4503 since 10/09/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34741 (Flash Player < 9.0.151.0 / 10.0.12.36 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-18 / APSB08-20 / APSB08-22)), 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 116038 (Adobe Flash Player Multiple Security Issues and Vulnerabilities (APSB08-18 )).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at blogs.adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45721), Tenable (34741), SecurityFocus (BID 31625†), OSVDB (48944†) and Secunia (SA32163†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44561 and VDB-43842. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34741
Nessus Name: Flash Player < 9.0.151.0 / 10.0.12.36 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-18 / APSB08-20 / APSB08-22)
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OpenVAS ID: 61802
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: blogs.adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: blogs.adobe.com
Researcher: Robert Hansen Jeremiah Grossman
Organization: WhiteHat Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4503 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4503
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3840

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X-Force: 45721 - Adobe Flash Player click hijacking, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 31625 - RETIRED: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Clickjacking Vulnerability
Secunia: 32163 - Adobe Flash Player "Clickjacking" Security Bypass Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 48944 - Adobe Flash Player Access Control Dialog Remote Security Bypass (ClickJacking)
SecurityTracker: 1020996 - Adobe Flash Bug Lets Remote Users Hijack User Clicks
Vulnerability Center: 19778 - Adobe Flash Player <=9.0.124.0 Settings Manager Remote \, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2764

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2008 16:01
Updated: 03/16/2021 19:39
Changes: 10/17/2008 16:01 (84), 06/07/2017 16:04 (14), 03/16/2021 19:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:C49:103

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