Adobe Flash Player prior 10.1.106.16 ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-0751. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ActiveX Control. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The ActiveX control in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.15 and 11.x before 11.1.102.62 on Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 02/16/2012 with Palo Alto Networks (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0751 since 01/18/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2021). 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 74858 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2012-98)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119955 (Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-03)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.106.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (74858), SecurityFocus (BID 52032†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34498†). See VDB-60239, VDB-60238, VDB-60237 and VDB-60236 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74858
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2012-98)
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OpenVAS ID: 71165
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 10.1.106.16
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02/15/2012 +28 days 🔍
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02/16/2012 +1 days 🔍
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06/13/2014 +848 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
11/30/2021 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60233

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SecurityFocus: 52032 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-0752 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 48265
Vulnerability Center: 34498 - [APSB12-03] Adobe Flash Player Windows ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Issue Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 08:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/19/2017 10:31 (14), 11/30/2021 08:15 (2), 11/30/2021 08:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:9E3:103

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