Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194 integer overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes integer overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-2987. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable integer overflow vulnerability related to Flash Broker COM. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2017. The weakness was published 02/14/2017 as APSB17-04 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2987 since 12/02/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97300 (SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1)), 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 370308 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-04)).

Upgrading to version 24.0.0.221 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 (97300), SecurityFocus (BID 96194†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037815†). Similar entries are available at VDB-96954, VDB-96956, VDB-96957 and VDB-96958. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 97300
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb17-04 )-Windows
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Upgrade: Flash Player 24.0.0.221

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-04
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CVE: CVE-2017-2987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96955

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SecurityFocus: 96194 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2017-2987 Unspecified Integer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2987 - MS17-005 - Adobe - Flash Player - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037815

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Created: 02/15/2017 11:22
Updated: 08/14/2020 16:41
Changes: 02/15/2017 11:22 (82), 08/14/2020 16:41 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:20B:103

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