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

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Summaryinfo

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. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8447. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 code. 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 disclosed 12/08/2015 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-2015-8447 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 21929.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87243), SecurityFocus (BID 78715†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034318†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55010†). The entries VDB-79654, VDB-79655, VDB-79656 and VDB-79657 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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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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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-32
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8447 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8447
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79727
SecurityFocus: 78715
SecurityTracker: 1034318
Vulnerability Center: 55010 - [APSB15-32] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-8447, Critical

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

Created: 12/09/2015 14:58
Updated: 11/11/2024 08:40
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:58 (68), 05/14/2018 08:50 (12), 06/30/2022 18:23 (3), 06/30/2022 18:30 (1), 11/11/2024 08:40 (22)
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