Adobe AIR up to 2.7.0.19479 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe AIR up to 2.7.0.19479. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5276. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe AIR up to 2.7.0.19479. It has been classified as very critical. 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:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.2.202.251 on Linux, before 11.1.111.24 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.27 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.600; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.600 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5274, CVE-2012-5275, CVE-2012-5277, and CVE-2012-5280.

The weakness was published 11/07/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5276 since 10/04/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 12/19/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62835 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2710 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-24)), 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 166206 (SUSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2013:0367-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.7.0.19480 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79847), Tenable (62835), Secunia (SA51245†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027730†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37019†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6874, VDB-6871, VDB-6873 and VDB-6875. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 62835
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2710 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-24)
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OpenVAS ID: 72608
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIR 2.7.0.19480

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1431
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62880

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X-Force: 79847
SecurityFocus: 56542
Secunia: 51245
SecurityTracker: 1027730 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37019 - [APSB12-24] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5276, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 17:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (64), 04/20/2017 14:18 (9), 12/19/2021 17:36 (2), 12/19/2021 17:44 (2)
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