Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.481/13.0.0.302/18.0.0.203 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Flash Player. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-4429. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.302 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.481 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.180, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.180, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.180 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3126.

The weakness was published 07/09/2015 by Kai Kang with Tencent PC Manager (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-4429 since 06/08/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84641 (Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.144 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-16)), 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 167878 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:1211-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.481, 13.0.0.302 or 18.0.0.203 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20334.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84641), SecurityFocus (BID 75596†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032810†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51073†). Similar entries are available at VDB-76340, VDB-76351, VDB-76353 and VDB-76355. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84641
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.144 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-16)
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OpenVAS ID: 802781
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability July15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.481/13.0.0.302/18.0.0.203
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1214
Researcher: Kai Kang
Organization: Tencent PC Manager
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76385
SecurityFocus: 75596 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032810 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51073 - [APSB15-16] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-4429, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2015 09:40
Updated: 05/24/2022 03:34
Changes: 07/10/2015 09:40 (64), 01/27/2018 12:39 (17), 05/24/2022 03:27 (2), 05/24/2022 03:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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