Adobe Flash Player up to 10.1.106.15 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 10.1.106.15. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0773. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 10.1.106.15 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 NetStream class in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.18 and 11.x before 11.2.202.228 on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; Flash Player before 10.3.183.18 and 11.x before 11.2.202.223 on Solaris; Flash Player before 11.1.111.8 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and AIR before 3.2.0.2070 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 03/28/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0773 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing 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 74582 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2012:0427-1)), 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 120903 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 7.5 Missing).

Upgrading to version 10.1.106.16 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12183.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (74582), SecurityFocus (BID 52748†), Secunia (SA48618†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026859†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34744†). The entries VDB-4586, VDB-4709, VDB-4708 and VDB-5002 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74582
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2012:0427-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71281
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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03/28/2012 +70 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
11/30/2021 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0773 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60527

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SecurityFocus: 52748
Secunia: 48618
SecurityTracker: 1026859 - Adobe Flash Player Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34744 - [APSB12-07] Adobe Flash Player NetStream Class Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 23:29
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 04/10/2017 12:15 (15), 11/30/2021 23:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:31B:103

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