Adobe Flash input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Flash. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0519. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Flash (Multimedia Player Software) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Shockwave Flash (aka .swf) file.

The bug was discovered 02/24/2009. The weakness was presented 02/25/2009 by Roee Hay with mehrere (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0519 since 02/10/2009. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63873 (RHEL 3 / 4 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2009:0334)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116244 (Adobe Flash Player Update Available to Address Security Vulnerabilities (APSB09-01)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48900), Tenable (63873), SecurityFocus (BID 33890†), OSVDB (52748†) and Secunia (SA34012†). See VDB-46819, VDB-46818, VDB-46817 and VDB-46814 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 63873
Nessus Name: RHEL 3 / 4 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2009:0334)
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OpenVAS ID: 800360
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar09 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Roee Hay
Organization: mehrere
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0519 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0519
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3933

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X-Force: 48900 - Adobe Flash Player unspecified SWF file denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 33890 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 34012 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 52748 - Adobe Flash Player Crafted SWF File Handling Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 21079 - [APSB09-01] Adobe Flash Player 9 - 9.0.158 and 10 - 10.0.22.86 Unspecified Remote Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0513

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2009 10:15
Updated: 08/28/2019 16:25
Changes: 03/04/2009 10:15 (96), 08/28/2019 16:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:5FE:103

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