Adobe Flash Player up to 10.0.42.34 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Adobe Flash Player up to 10.0.42.34. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-3794. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 10.0.42.34 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted dimensions of JPEG data in an SWF file.

The weakness was released 12/09/2009 by Manuel Caballero with Adobe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3794 since 10/26/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/17/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44891 (GLSA-201001-02 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116748 (Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (APSB09-19)).

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 even before and not 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 (54631), Tenable (44891), SecurityFocus (BID 37199†), OSVDB (60885†) and Secunia (SA37902†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-51100, VDB-51099, VDB-51098 and VDB-51097. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44891
Nessus Name: GLSA-201001-02 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66523
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: Manuel Caballero
Organization: Adobe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4071

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X-Force: 54631 - Adobe Flash Player and Air JPEG buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 37199 - RETIRED: Adobe Flash Player APSB09-19 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37902 - SUSE update for flash-player, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 60885 - Adobe Flash Player / AIR SWF Embedded JPEG Dimension Parsing Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1023307 - Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Errors Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 24355 - [APSB09-19] Adobe Flash Player < 10.0.42.34 and AIR < 1.5.3 Remote Code execution Vulnerability via Crafted JPEG, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-3456

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2009 11:16
Updated: 03/17/2021 16:55
Changes: 12/16/2009 11:16 (98), 02/18/2017 09:27 (7), 03/17/2021 16:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C42:103

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