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 classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.19/11.1.115.20/11.2.202.243/11.4.402.287. Affected is an unknown function of the component Flash Player. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5275. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Flash Player. 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. 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-2012-5276, CVE-2012-5277, and CVE-2012-5280.

The weakness was shared 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 available at adobe.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5275 since 10/04/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 (79846), Tenable (62835), SecurityFocus (BID 56543†), OSVDB (87068†) and Secunia (SA51186†). The entries VDB-6871, VDB-6873, VDB-6875 and VDB-6872 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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-2012-5275 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6874

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X-Force: 79846 - Adobe Flash Player buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56543 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2012-5275 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51186 - Red Hat update flash-plugin, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87068
SecurityTracker: 1027730 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37015 - [APSB12-24] Adobe Flash Player and AIR Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5275, 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 18:34
Changes: 11/07/2012 09:56 (58), 04/20/2017 14:17 (40), 04/18/2021 18:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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