Adobe Flash Player prior 16.0.0.257 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0306. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some 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 weakness was released 01/13/2015 by Haifei Li with McAfee as APSB15-01 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0306 since 12/01/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80483 (Adobe AIR <= 15.0.0.356 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-01)), 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 100223 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (KB3024663)).

Upgrading to version 16.0.0.257 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19298.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99984), Tenable (80483), SecurityFocus (BID 72036†), Secunia (SA62252†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031525†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68580, VDB-68582, VDB-68583 and VDB-68584. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 80483
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 15.0.0.356 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-01)
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OpenVAS ID: 803410
OpenVAS Name: Adobe AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Jan15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 16.0.0.257
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-01
Researcher: Haifei Li
Organization: McAfee
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0306 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0306
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68581
X-Force: 99984 - Adobe Flash Player code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 72036 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2015-0306 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 62252 - Red Hat update for flash-plugin, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031525 - Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 48048 - [APSB15-01] Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-0306, Critical

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Created: 01/14/2015 10:24
Updated: 03/02/2022 09:02
Changes: 01/14/2015 10:24 (77), 06/17/2017 11:11 (12), 03/02/2022 09:01 (3), 03/02/2022 09:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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