Adobe Flash Player For Linux up to 10.0.12.35 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Flash Player For Linux up to 10.0.12.35. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0521. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Flash Player For Linux up to 10.0.12.35 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 on Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a crafted library in a directory contained in the RPATH.

The bug was discovered 02/24/2009. The weakness was presented 02/26/2009 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0521 since 02/10/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35904 (GLSA-200903-23 : 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 116244 (Adobe Flash Player Update Available to Address Security Vulnerabilities (APSB09-01)).

Upgrading to version 10.0.12.36 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48904), Tenable (35904), SecurityFocus (BID 33889†), OSVDB (52746†) and Secunia (SA34012†). See VDB-3933, VDB-46819, VDB-46817 and VDB-46814 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35904
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-23 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
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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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Upgrade: Flash Player For Linux 10.0.12.36

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02/10/2009 🔍
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03/11/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2197 days 🔍
08/28/2019 +1625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0521 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0521
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46818

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X-Force: 48904
SecurityFocus: 33889 - Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 34012 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 52746 - CVE-2009-0521 - Adobe - Flash Player - Untrusted Search Path Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21087 - [APSB09-01] Adobe Flash Player 9-9.0.158 and 10-10.0.22.86 on Linux Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0513

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/28/2019 16:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (82), 08/28/2019 16:41 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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