Adobe Flash Player up to 18.0.0.209 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5564. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.199, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.199, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.199 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5127, CVE-2015-5130, CVE-2015-5134, CVE-2015-5539, CVE-2015-5540, CVE-2015-5550, CVE-2015-5551, CVE-2015-5556, CVE-2015-5557, CVE-2015-5559, CVE-2015-5561, CVE-2015-5563, and CVE-2015-5565.

The weakness was presented 08/14/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich (bilou) with Alibaba Security Research Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5564 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 18.0.0.232 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20527.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85325), SecurityFocus (BID 76288†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51945†). See VDB-76966, VDB-76967, VDB-76968 and VDB-76969 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
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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 18.0.0.232
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08/11/2015 +25 days 🔍
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08/13/2015 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1603
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (bilou)
Organization: Alibaba Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5564 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77088
SecurityFocus: 76288 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-19 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033235
Vulnerability Center: 51945 - [APSB15-19] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5564, Critical

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

Created: 08/14/2015 10:17
Updated: 11/24/2024 04:40
Changes: 08/14/2015 10:17 (54), 10/14/2017 11:26 (24), 06/09/2022 14:11 (4), 06/09/2022 14:14 (1), 11/24/2024 04:40 (19)
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