Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.548/18.0.0.261/19.0.0.245. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8440. There is no exploit available. It is recommended 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). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 12/08/2015 as APSB15-32 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8440 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 78713†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034318†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55014†). The entries VDB-79654, VDB-79655, VDB-79656 and VDB-79657 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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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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
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CVE: CVE-2015-8440 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8440
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79729
SecurityFocus: 78713
SecurityTracker: 1034318
Vulnerability Center: 55014 - [APSB15-32] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Restrictions Bypass - CVE-2015-8440, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2015 14:58
Updated: 06/30/2022 19:00
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:58 (70), 05/14/2018 08:54 (9), 06/30/2022 18:52 (3), 06/30/2022 19:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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