Adobe AIR up to 1.5.1 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe AIR up to 1.5.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-3797. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe AIR up to 1.5.1. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player 10.x before 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR before 1.5.3 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption.

The weakness was released 12/10/2009 by Manuel Caballero (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3797 since 10/26/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 43069 (Adobe AIR < 1.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-19)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. 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 to version 1.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54633), Tenable (43069), SecurityFocus (BID 37199†), Secunia (SA37584†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023306†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4071, VDB-51100, VDB-51099 and VDB-51098. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43069
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR < 1.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 66523
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIR 1.5.2
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10/26/2009 +1707 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Manuel Caballero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51096

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X-Force: 54633
SecurityFocus: 37199 - RETIRED: Adobe Flash Player APSB09-19 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37584 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1023306 - Adobe AIR Memory Corruption Errors Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 24356 - [APSB09-19] Adobe Flash Player < 10.0.42.34 and AIR < 1.5.3 Remote Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-3456

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 14:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/18/2017 09:27 (18), 08/28/2021 14:14 (3)
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