Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.535/18.0.0.252/19.0.0.207 SWF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.535/18.0.0.252/19.0.0.207 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component SWF File Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-7645. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.535/18.0.0.252/19.0.0.207 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component SWF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2015 as APSA15-05 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7645 since 10/01/2015. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 5 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86423 (Adobe Flash Player <= 19.0.0.207 Vulnerability (APSB15-27)), 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 100261 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (KB3105216)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/03/2022 with a due date of 03/24/2022:

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Upgrading 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 21439.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (38490), Zero-Day.cz (58), Tenable (86423), SecurityFocus (BID 77081†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53494†). The entries VDB-78532 and VDB-78533 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Author: Google Security Research
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Nessus ID: 86423
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 19.0.0.207 Vulnerability (APSB15-27)
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OpenVAS ID: 12024
OpenVAS Name: Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2015-0404
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSA15-05
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7645 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78487

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SecurityFocus: 77081
SecurityTracker: 1033850
Vulnerability Center: 53494 - [APSB15-27, APSA15-05] Adobe Flash Player and Flash Player ESR Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-7645, Critical

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

Created: 10/16/2015 10:35
Updated: 05/12/2025 21:38
Changes: 10/16/2015 10:35 (70), 02/13/2018 07:39 (17), 06/22/2022 01:47 (3), 06/22/2022 01:53 (1), 04/23/2024 11:31 (23), 07/08/2024 08:21 (2), 07/17/2024 00:12 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 02/04/2025 23:48 (11), 05/12/2025 21:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:311:103

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