Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-3080. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2015 by bilou 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-2015-3080 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 exploit-db.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 19565.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103131), Tenable (82781), SecurityFocus (BID 74608†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032285†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50090†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-74818, VDB-74819, VDB-74820 and VDB-74821 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-09
Researcher: bilou
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75299
X-Force: 103131 - Adobe Flash Player code execution
SecurityFocus: 74608 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2015-3080 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032285 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50090 - [APSB15-09] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-3080, Critical

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

Created: 05/13/2015 11:05
Updated: 04/19/2025 07:48
Changes: 05/13/2015 11:05 (77), 06/28/2017 06:33 (11), 05/11/2022 07:31 (4), 05/11/2022 07:37 (1), 04/19/2025 07:48 (22)
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