Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169 ASLR information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.457/13.0.0.281/17.0.0.169. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ASLR. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-3091. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
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). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component ASLR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 05/12/2015 by Chris Evans with Google Project Zero as APSB15-09 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-3091 since 04/09/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
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 19873.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103132), Tenable (82781), SecurityFocus (BID 74617†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032285†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50113†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-74818, VDB-74819, VDB-74820 and VDB-74821. Once again VulDB remains the best 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: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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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
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75300
X-Force: 103132 - Adobe Flash Player ASLR security bypass
SecurityFocus: 74617 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Unspecified ASLR Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032285 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50113 - [APSB15-09] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote ASLR Bypass - CVE-2015-3091, Medium
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Entry
Created: 05/13/2015 11:05Updated: 05/11/2022 07:48
Changes: 05/13/2015 11:05 (79), 06/28/2017 06:36 (11), 05/11/2022 07:43 (3), 05/11/2022 07:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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