Adobe Flash Player 8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player 8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Flash Player. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-6245. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player 8 (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Flash Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. 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 allows remote attackers to modify HTTP headers for client requests and conduct HTTP Request Splitting attacks.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2007. The weakness was presented 12/19/2007 by Toshiharu Sugiyama with UBSEcure Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6245 since 12/05/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39134), Tenable (29741), SecurityFocus (BID 26969†), OSVDB (41484†) and Secunia (SA28157†). See VDB-3525, VDB-3523, VDB-3524 and VDB-3527 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Toshiharu Sugiyama
Organization: UBSEcure Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6245 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40168

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X-Force: 39134
SecurityFocus: 26969 - Adobe Flash Player HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
Secunia: 28157
OSVDB: 41484 - Adobe - Flash Player - HTTP Response Splitting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019116
Vulnerability Center: 17158 - Adobe Flash Player Allows Remote HTTP Request Splitting Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4258

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 20:38
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (75), 08/01/2019 20:38 (13)
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