Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 type confusion

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5555. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/11/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Google Project Zero as APSB15-19 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5555 since 07/17/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85325 (Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.180 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-19)), 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 123802 (Red Hat Update for flash (RHSA-2015:1603)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.508 or 18.0.0.232 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 20456.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105448), Exploit-DB (37874), Tenable (85325), SecurityFocus (BID 76287†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1033235†). Further details are available at technet.microsoft.com. See VDB-69208, VDB-76351, VDB-76966 and VDB-76967 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Nessus ID: 85325
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 18.0.0.180 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 52298
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Aug15 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.508 /18.0.0.232
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-19
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (bilou)
Organization: Google Project Zero
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CVE: CVE-2015-5555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76968
X-Force: 105448 - Adobe Flash Player code execution
SecurityFocus: 76287 - Adobe FlashPlayer and AIR APSB15-19 Type Confusion Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033235 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51933 - [APSB15-19] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5555, Critical

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

Created: 08/12/2015 11:13
Updated: 12/15/2024 23:23
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:13 (67), 10/08/2017 09:38 (23), 06/07/2022 14:59 (3), 06/07/2022 15:00 (1), 11/23/2024 23:51 (16), 12/15/2024 23:23 (8)
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