Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.223 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.223. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-8439. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.223 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. 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.

The weakness was released 11/25/2014 by Sébastien Duquette and Timo Hirvonen with F-Secure as APSB14-26 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8439 since 10/22/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/20/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79579 (Google Chrome < 39.0.2171.71 Flash Player Remote Code Execution (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 167439 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2014:1542-1)). This issue was added on 05/25/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/15/2022:

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Upgrading to version 15.0.0.239 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates provide additional hardening against CVE-2014-8439, which was mitigated in the October 14, 2014 release.
Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17198.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98932), Zero-Day.cz (102), Tenable (79579), SecurityFocus (BID 71289†) and Secunia (SA60217†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-67792, VDB-67832 and VDB-67831. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 79579
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 39.0.2171.71 Flash Player Remote Code Execution (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 803496
OpenVAS Name: Adobe AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities(APSB14-22)-(Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 15.0.0.239
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-26
Researcher: Sébastien Duquette, Timo Hirvonen
Organization: F-Secure
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68286

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X-Force: 98932 - Adobe Flash Player code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71289 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2014-8439 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 60217 - Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Extremely Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031259 - Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Memory Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 49950 - [APSB14-22, APSB14-26] Adobe Flash Remote Code Execution due to Error when Handling a Dereferenced Memory Pointer - CVE-2014-8439, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2014 10:27
Updated: 12/20/2024 16:52
Changes: 11/26/2014 10:27 (86), 06/28/2017 06:16 (8), 02/27/2022 09:44 (2), 02/27/2022 09:48 (1), 04/26/2024 16:04 (29), 07/11/2024 17:21 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 12/09/2024 13:40 (4), 12/20/2024 16:52 (1)
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