Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Flash Player. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1655. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Flash Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier, makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2008. The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1655 since 04/02/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31799 (Flash Player < 8.0.42.0 / 9.0.124.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-11)), 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 115779 (Adobe Flash Player Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities (APSB08-11)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41807), Tenable (31799), SecurityFocus (BID 28697†), OSVDB (44283†) and Secunia (SA29763†). The entries VDB-3678, VDB-3676, VDB-3680 and VDB-3681 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 31799
Nessus Name: Flash Player < 8.0.42.0 / 9.0.124.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 90018
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier vulnerability (Lin)
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41892

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X-Force: 41807
SecurityFocus: 28697 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified DNS Rebinding Vulnerability
Secunia: 29763
OSVDB: 44283 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified DNS Rebinding Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019808
Vulnerability Center: 18144 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote DNS Rebinding Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1697

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/08/2019 11:13
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (79), 08/08/2019 11:13 (11)
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