Adobe Flash Player MPEG4 Data memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component MPEG4 Data Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-8656. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component MPEG4 Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and memory corruption) via crafted MPEG-4 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8045, CVE-2015-8047, CVE-2015-8060, CVE-2015-8408, CVE-2015-8416, CVE-2015-8417, CVE-2015-8418, CVE-2015-8419, CVE-2015-8443, CVE-2015-8444, CVE-2015-8451, CVE-2015-8455, CVE-2015-8652, CVE-2015-8654, CVE-2015-8657, CVE-2015-8658, and CVE-2015-8820.

The weakness was released 03/04/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-8656. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124388 (Adobe Flash Player and AIR Security Update (APSB15-32)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87243), SecurityFocus (BID 84160†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56991†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79654, VDB-79655, VDB-79656 and VDB-79657. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-8656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81176
SecurityFocus: 84160
Vulnerability Center: 56991 - [APSB15-32] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-8656, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/06/2016 19:08
Updated: 11/12/2024 01:05
Changes: 03/06/2016 19:08 (39), 01/27/2018 12:39 (24), 07/09/2022 09:02 (2), 07/09/2022 09:03 (11), 07/09/2022 09:08 (2), 11/12/2024 01:05 (24)
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