Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.0/11.1.115.11/11.3.300.271 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.0/11.1.115.11/11.3.300.271. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4164. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.0/11.1.115.11/11.3.300.271 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.2.202.238 on Linux, before 11.1.111.16 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.17 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2540; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2540 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4163 and CVE-2012-4165.

The weakness was disclosed 08/21/2012 by Will Dormann (iDefense) with CERT/CC as APSB12-19 as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4164 since 08/07/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 61624 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.3.0.3670 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-19)), 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 120441 (Red Hat Update for flash-plugin (RHSA-2012:1203)).

Upgrading to version 11.4.402.265(Windows, Mac) or 11.2.202.238(Linux) eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Silverlight or Adobe Flash as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (61624), SecurityFocus (BID 55136†), OSVDB (84790†), Secunia (SA50354†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027422†). The entries VDB-5947, VDB-6001, VDB-6004 and VDB-6003 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: 61624
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.3.0.3670 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 803489
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 August 12 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.4.402.265(Windows, Mac)/11.2.202.238(Linux)
Alternative: Microsoft Silverlight/Adobe Flash

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-19
Researcher: Will Dormann (iDefense)
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6002

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SecurityFocus: 55136 - RETIRED: Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB12-19 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50354 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84790
SecurityTracker: 1027422 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 35953 - [APSB12-19] Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4164), Critical

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

Created: 08/24/2012 13:58
Updated: 03/27/2021 13:30
Changes: 08/24/2012 13:58 (81), 04/16/2017 10:39 (13), 03/27/2021 13:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:C02:103

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