Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 FileReference.download access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file FileReference.download. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-4401. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the file FileReference.download. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

The weakness was released 10/17/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4401 since 10/02/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34815 (Adobe AIR < 1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-23)), 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 116038 (Adobe Flash Player Multiple Security Issues and Vulnerabilities (APSB08-18 )).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45913), Tenable (34815), SecurityFocus (BID 25260†), OSVDB (50127†) and Secunia (SA32270†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3522, VDB-3528, VDB-3521 and VDB-3679. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34815
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR < 1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-23)
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OpenVAS ID: 61802
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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10/02/2008 +420 days 🔍
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10/17/2008 +2 days 🔍
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11/17/2008 +22 days 🔍
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08/02/2021 +2330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44561

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X-Force: 45913
SecurityFocus: 25260
Secunia: 32270
OSVDB: 50127 - Adobe Flash Player Actionscript FileReference download API FileReference.download Operation Browse Dialog Box Creation
SecurityTracker: 1021061
Vulnerability Center: 19856 - Adobe Flash Player <= 9.0.124.0 ActionScript FileReference Upload and Download APIs Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2838

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/02/2021 14:16
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/19/2019 22:22 (13), 08/02/2021 14:16 (4)
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