Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.115.0 ActionScript memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. This impacts an unknown function of the component ActionScript. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2188. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component ActionScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by calling the ActionScript native object 2200 connect method multiple times with different arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2160, CVE-2010-2165, CVE-2010-2166, CVE-2010-2171, CVE-2010-2175, CVE-2010-2176, CVE-2010-2177, CVE-2010-2178, CVE-2010-2180, CVE-2010-2182, CVE-2010-2184, and CVE-2010-2187.

The weakness was released 06/15/2010 by Damian Put (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-2188. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/26/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48374 (Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.4 / 8.2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-17)), 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 165602 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update flash-player (SUSE-SA:2010:034)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.124.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9397.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (59337), Tenable (48374), SecurityFocus (BID 40798†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024086†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26228†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-44472, VDB-53657, VDB-53655 and VDB-53654. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 48374
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.4 / 8.2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-17)
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OpenVAS ID: 67656
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 9.0.124.0
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06/15/2010 +5 days 🔍
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07/01/2010 +16 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1722 days 🔍
01/26/2025 +3601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0464
Researcher: Damian Put (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53656

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X-Force: 59337
SecurityFocus: 40798 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR (CVE-2010-2188) ActionScript Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 40766
SecurityTracker: 1024086
Vulnerability Center: 26228 - [APSB10-16] Adobe AIR and Flash Player Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/26/2025 05:43
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (67), 02/28/2017 11:26 (11), 09/16/2021 02:10 (5), 09/16/2021 02:17 (2), 01/26/2025 05:43 (18)
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