Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245 memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-8444. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 weakness was disclosed 12/08/2015 by instruder with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as APSB15-32 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8444 since 12/02/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87243 (Adobe AIR <= 19.0.0.241 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-32)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168256 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:2247-1)).
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.554, 18.0.0.268, 20.0.0.228 or 20.0.0.235 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 22221.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87243), SecurityFocus (BID 78710†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034318†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54928†). The entries VDB-79654, VDB-79655, VDB-79656 and VDB-79658 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 87243
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 19.0.0.241 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-32)
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OpenVAS ID: 803456
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Multiple Vulnerabilities Dec15 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.554/18.0.0.268/20.0.0.228/20.0.0.235
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB15-32
Researcher: instruder
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79657
SecurityFocus: 78710 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-32 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034318
Vulnerability Center: 54928 - [APSB15-32] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-8444, Critical
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 14:58Updated: 06/30/2022 08:54
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:58 (71), 05/12/2018 09:27 (16), 06/30/2022 08:50 (3), 06/30/2022 08:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:895:103
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