Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.411/13.0.0.250/15.0.0.189 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.411/13.0.0.250/15.0.0.189. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-0573. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.411/13.0.0.250/15.0.0.189 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/11/2014 by Tavis Ormandy and Chris Evans with Google Project Zero as APSB14-24 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0573 since 12/20/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79144 (Google Chrome < 38.0.2125.122 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100216 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (KB3004150)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.418, 13.0.0.252 or 15.0.0.223 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98617), Tenable (79144), SecurityFocus (BID 71033†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031182†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47035†). Further details are available at blogs.adobe.com. The entries VDB-68144, VDB-68136, VDB-68137 and VDB-68138 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 79144
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 38.0.2125.122 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 803496
OpenVAS Name: Adobe AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities(APSB14-24)-(Windows)
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.418/13.0.0.252/15.0.0.223

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-24
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy, Chris Evans
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0573 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68139

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X-Force: 98617 - Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Air code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71033 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2014-0573 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031182 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Session Tokens and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 47035 - [APSB14-24] Adobe Flash Player, Air, Air SDK and Air SDK \x26 Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2014-0573, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2014 22:22
Updated: 02/24/2022 10:03
Changes: 11/11/2014 22:22 (78), 06/11/2017 05:28 (9), 02/24/2022 10:02 (3), 02/24/2022 10:03 (1)
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