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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.4.402.278. This affects an unknown function of the component Flash Player. Performing a manipulation as part of Eingabe results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-5673. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.4.402.278 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Flash Player. The manipulation as part of a Eingabe 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 summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.2.202.243 on Linux, before 11.1.111.19 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.20 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2710; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2710 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
The weakness was released 11/02/2012 by Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind and Fermin Serna with Google Security Team as APSB12-22 as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated with Adobe. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5673 since 10/29/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62479 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2540 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-22)), 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 120553 (Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-22)).
Upgrading to version 11.4.402.287 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79773), Tenable (62479), SecurityFocus (BID 56377†), OSVDB (86877†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027624†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6601, VDB-6595, VDB-6614 and VDB-6606. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 62479
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2540 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-22)
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OpenVAS ID: 72611
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Flash Player 11.4.402.287
Timeline
10/08/2012 🔍10/09/2012 🔍
10/29/2012 🔍
11/02/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB12-22
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind, Fermin Serna
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5673 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5673
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6861
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X-Force: 79773 - Adobe Flash Player and Air code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56377 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5673 Unspecified Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: 86877
SecurityTracker: 1027624 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36929 - [APSB12-22] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Unspecified Security Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5673, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 11/05/2012 17:11Updated: 12/29/2024 14:14
Changes: 11/05/2012 17:11 (56), 04/20/2017 13:53 (35), 04/18/2021 18:08 (3), 12/29/2024 14:14 (16)
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