Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.491/18.0.0.209. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-5539. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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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). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Alibaba Security Research Team as APSB15-19 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5539 since 07/17/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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. 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 168130 (OpenSuSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2015:1781-1)).

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 20423.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105457), Exploit-DB (37855), Tenable (85325), SecurityFocus (BID 76288†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1033235†). Further details are available at technet.microsoft.com. The entries VDB-69208, VDB-75806, VDB-76351 and VDB-76768 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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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: Alibaba Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76977
X-Force: 105457 - Adobe Flash Player code execution
SecurityFocus: 76288 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-19 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033235 - Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51916 - [APSB15-19] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5539, Critical

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

Created: 08/12/2015 11:15
Updated: 12/14/2024 21:42
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:15 (75), 10/05/2017 18:25 (18), 06/07/2022 16:43 (2), 06/07/2022 16:51 (1), 12/14/2024 21:42 (19)
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