Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.186 TCP Connection 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.186. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TCP Connection Handler. Performing a manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-2938. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.186 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component TCP Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability related to handling TCP connections.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2017. The weakness was shared 01/10/2017 by Jann Horn with Google Project Zero as APSB17-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2938 since 12/02/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96427 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2017-71)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370278 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-02)).

Upgrading 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 (96427) and SecurityFocus (BID 95341†). The entries VDB-95127, VDB-95128, VDB-95129 and VDB-95130 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Nessus ID: 96427
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2017-71)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb17-02 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-02
Researcher: Jann Horn
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95139
SecurityFocus: 95341 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2017-2938 Unspecified Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2938 - Adobe - Flash Player - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037570

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2017 09:39
Updated: 10/28/2022 09:14
Changes: 01/11/2017 09:39 (77), 07/20/2020 11:04 (8), 10/28/2022 09:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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