Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.235 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.235. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2039. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.235 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 06/08/2012 by Tavis Ormandy (team509) with Google Security Team as APSB12-14 as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2039 since 04/02/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59425 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.2.0.2070 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-14)), 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 120280 (Red Hat Update for flash-plugin (RHSA-2012:0722)).

Upgrading to version 11.3.300.257 (Windows) , 11.2.202.236 (Linux) , 11.1.115.9 (Android 4.x) or 11.1.111.10 (Android 3.x) eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (59425), SecurityFocus (BID 53887†), OSVDB (82724†), Secunia (SA49388†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027139†). See VDB-5504, VDB-5505, VDB-5506 and VDB-5507 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59425
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.2.0.2070 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-14)
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OpenVAS ID: 71540
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.3.300.257 (Windows) / 11.2.202.236 (Linux) / 11.1.115.9 (Android 4.x) / 11.1.111.10 (Android 3.x)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-14
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (team509)
Organization: Google Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2012-2039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5508

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SecurityFocus: 53887 - Adobe Flash Player APSB12-14 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49388 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 82724
SecurityTracker: 1027139 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 35286 - [APSB12-14] Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Unspecified Remote NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2012 17:41
Updated: 03/25/2021 10:50
Changes: 06/12/2012 17:41 (84), 04/13/2017 17:09 (12), 03/25/2021 10:50 (2)
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