Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2985. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript 3 BitmapData class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/14/2017 by Natalie Silvanovich (bo13oy) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as APSB17-04 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2985 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 Exploit-DB (41422), Tenable (97300), SecurityFocus (BID 96199†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037815†). The entries VDB-96954, VDB-96955, VDB-96956 and VDB-96958 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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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
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (bo13oy)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96957

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SecurityFocus: 96199 - Adobe Flash Player APSB17-04 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2985 - MS17-005 - Adobe - Flash Player - Use-After-Free Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037815

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 02/15/2017 11:22
Updated: 02/01/2025 23:00
Changes: 02/15/2017 11:22 (83), 08/14/2020 16:48 (12), 02/01/2025 23:00 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:FFE:103

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