Adobe ColdFusion 10.0/11.0 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 10.0/11.0. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-9166. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion 10.0/11.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 15 and 11 before Update 3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 12/09/2014 by Chris Hopkins with Website Development Ltd. as APSB14-29 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9166 since 12/01/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 79859 (Adobe ColdFusion Unspecified DoS (APSB14-29) (credentialed check)), 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 123020 (Adobe Security Hotfix for ColdFusion (APSB14-29)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99230), Tenable (79859), SecurityFocus (BID 71569†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47532†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68382, VDB-68383, VDB-68384 and VDB-68385. 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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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 79859
Nessus Name: Adobe ColdFusion Unspecified DoS (APSB14-29) (credentialed check)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-29
Researcher: Chris Hopkins
Organization: Website Development Ltd.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68381
X-Force: 99230 - Adobe ColdFusion denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71569 - Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2014-9166 Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47532 - [APSB14-29] Adobe ColdFusion Remote DoS due to Resource Consumption, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2014 10:39
Updated: 12/08/2024 04:05
Changes: 12/11/2014 10:39 (72), 06/15/2017 11:16 (1), 02/28/2022 03:06 (3), 12/08/2024 04:05 (16)
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