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

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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-8435. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
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. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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 published 12/08/2015 by Natalie Silvanovich with Zero Day Initiative as APSB15-32 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-8435 since 12/02/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 22220.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87243), SecurityFocus (BID 78715†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034318†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54974†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79654, VDB-79655, VDB-79656 and VDB-79657. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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
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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-2015-8435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79700
SecurityFocus: 78715 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB15-32 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034318
Vulnerability Center: 54974 - [APSB15-32] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-8435, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 14:58Updated: 11/10/2024 18:37
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:58 (69), 05/13/2018 10:39 (16), 06/30/2022 13:41 (3), 06/30/2022 13:47 (1), 11/10/2024 18:37 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:73A:103
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