Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.19/11.1.115.20/11.2.202.243/11.4.402.287 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.19/11.1.115.20/11.2.202.243/11.4.402.287. This affects an unknown function of the component Flash Player. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5280. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.19/11.1.115.20/11.2.202.243/11.4.402.287 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Flash Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.5.502.110 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.43 and 11.x before 11.2.202.251 on Linux, before 11.1.111.24 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.27 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.5.0.600; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.5.0.600 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5274, CVE-2012-5275, CVE-2012-5276, and CVE-2012-5277.

The weakness was disclosed 11/06/2012 by Matthew Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind and Fermin Serna with Google Security Team as APSB12-24 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5280 since 10/04/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required 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 62835 (Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2710 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-24)), 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 166206 (SUSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2013:0367-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.5.502.110 (Win, Mac), 11.2.202.251 (Linux), 11.1.115.27 or 11.1.111.24 (Android) eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Silverlight, Java or Javascript as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79849), Tenable (62835), SecurityFocus (BID 56546†), OSVDB (87066†) and Secunia (SA51186†). The entries VDB-6874, VDB-6871, VDB-6873 and VDB-6875 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62835
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.4.0.2710 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-24)
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OpenVAS ID: 72608
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.5.502.110 (Win/Mac), 11.2.202.251 (Linux), 11.1.115.27/11.1.111.24 (Android)
Alternative: Microsoft Silverlight/Java/Javascript

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-24
Researcher: Matthew Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind, Fermin Serna
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5280 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6872

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X-Force: 79849 - Adobe Flash Player buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56546 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5280 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51186 - Red Hat update flash-plugin, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87066
SecurityTracker: 1027730 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37020 - [APSB12-24] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5280, Critical

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

Created: 11/07/2012 09:56
Updated: 04/18/2021 18:24
Changes: 11/07/2012 09:56 (58), 04/20/2017 14:19 (40), 04/18/2021 18:24 (2)
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