Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 type confusion

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes type confusion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5558. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 08/11/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Google Project Zero as APSB15-19 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5558 since 07/17/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 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 20516.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105449), Exploit-DB (37878), Tenable (85325), SecurityFocus (BID 76287†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1033235†). Additional details are provided at technet.microsoft.com. The entries VDB-69208, VDB-76351, VDB-76966 and VDB-76967 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Type confusion
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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-2015-5558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76969
X-Force: 105449 - 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: 51936 - [APSB15-19] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5558, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/12/2015 11:13
Updated: 12/09/2024 14:28
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:13 (67), 10/08/2017 09:39 (23), 06/07/2022 15:03 (3), 06/07/2022 15:07 (1), 11/24/2024 03:35 (16), 12/09/2024 14:28 (8)
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