Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245 use after free

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-8433. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.
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) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 12/08/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich with Zero Day Initiative as APSB15-32 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8433 since 12/02/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87243), SecurityFocus (BID 78715†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034318†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54964†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79654, VDB-79655, VDB-79656 and VDB-79657. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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: 6.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
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
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB15-32
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79691
SecurityFocus: 78715 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-32 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034318
Vulnerability Center: 54964 - [APSB15-32] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-8433, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 14:58Updated: 11/10/2024 03:32
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:58 (69), 05/12/2018 09:40 (12), 06/30/2022 12:27 (3), 06/30/2022 12:35 (1), 11/10/2024 03:32 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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