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 has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.411/13.0.0.250/15.0.0.189 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-8438. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

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 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 11/11/2014 by Liu Jincheng and Wen Guanxing (AdLab) with Venustech ADLAB as APSB14-24 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8438 since 10/22/2014. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79139 (Adobe AIR <= 15.0.0.293 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-24)), 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 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19352.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98619), Tenable (79139), SecurityFocus (BID 71049†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031182†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47041†). blogs.adobe.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68144, VDB-68136, VDB-68137 and VDB-68138. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 79139
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 15.0.0.293 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-24)
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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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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-24
Researcher: Liu Jincheng, Wen Guanxing (AdLab)
Organization: Venustech ADLAB
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68141

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X-Force: 98619 - Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Air code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71049 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2014-8438 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: 47041 - [APSB14-24] Adobe Flash Player, Air, Air SDK and Air SDK \x26 Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2014-8438, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2014 22:22
Updated: 02/24/2022 10:23
Changes: 11/11/2014 22:22 (79), 06/11/2017 05:30 (12), 02/24/2022 10:17 (3), 02/24/2022 10:23 (1)
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