Adobe Flash Player up to 11.4.402.278 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.4.402.278. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-5250. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.4.402.278 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.2.202.243 on Linux, before 11.1.111.19 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.20 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2710; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2710 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than other Flash Player buffer overflow CVEs listed in APSB12-22.

The weakness was published 10/08/2012 by Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind and Fermin Serna with Google Security Team as APSB12-22 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5250 since 10/04/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62479 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2540 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-22)), 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 166696 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2012:1326-2)).

Upgrading to version 11.4.402.287 or 10.3.183.29 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Silverlight, Java or Javascript 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 X-Force (79071), Tenable (62479), SecurityFocus (BID 56219†), OSVDB (86027†) and Secunia (SA50820†). Additional details are provided at technet.microsoft.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-6601, VDB-6614, VDB-6606 and VDB-6605. 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: 62479
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2540 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-22)
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OpenVAS ID: 72611
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.4.402.287/10.3.183.29
Alternative: Microsoft Silverlight/Java/Javascript

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-22
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind, Fermin Serna
Organization: Google Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2012-5250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6595

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X-Force: 79071 - Adobe Flash Player and Air buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56219 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5250 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 50820 - Red Hat update for flash-plugin, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86027
SecurityTracker: 1027624 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36402 - [APSB12-22] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Unspecified Buffer-Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5250, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2012 10:50
Updated: 04/14/2021 15:43
Changes: 10/09/2012 10:50 (92), 04/17/2017 12:39 (6), 04/14/2021 15:43 (2)
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