Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169 memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-3089. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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.
The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2015 by Chris Evans (bilou) with Google Project Zero as APSB15-09 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3089 since 04/09/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82781 (Adobe Flash Player <= 17.0.0.134 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-06)), 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 167828 (OpenSuSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2015:0914-1)).
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.460, 13.0.0.289 or 17.0.0.188 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19871.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103119), Tenable (82781), SecurityFocus (BID 74605†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032285†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50108†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-74818, VDB-74819, VDB-74820 and VDB-74821 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Adobe Flash Player up to 17.0.0.169
- Adobe Flash Player up to 13.0.0.281
- Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457
- AIR Desktop Runtime up to 17.0.0.144
- AIR SDK and SDK & Compiler up to 17.0.0.144
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 82781
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 17.0.0.134 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-06)
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OpenVAS ID: 803496
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 May15 (Windows)
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.460/13.0.0.289/17.0.0.188
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Timeline
04/09/2015 🔍05/07/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB15-09
Researcher: Chris Evans (bilou)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75287
X-Force: 103119 - Adobe Flash Player code execution
SecurityFocus: 74605 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032285 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50108 - [APSB15-09] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-3089, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/13/2015 11:05Updated: 05/03/2025 10:52
Changes: 05/13/2015 11:05 (78), 06/28/2017 06:35 (15), 05/11/2022 03:25 (4), 05/11/2022 03:32 (1), 05/03/2025 10:52 (19)
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