Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.221 Primetime TVSDK memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.221. Affected is an unknown function of the component Primetime TVSDK. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-2999. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.221 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Primetime TVSDK. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Primetime TVSDK functionality related to hosting playback surface. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was presented 03/14/2017 with Palo Alto Networks (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2999 since 12/02/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97727 (Adobe Flash Player <= 24.0.0.221 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-07)), 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 370337 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-07)).

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 (97727), SecurityFocus (BID 96866†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037994†). See VDB-97941, VDB-97942, VDB-97944 and VDB-97945 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97727
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 24.0.0.221 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-07)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates(apsb17-07)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97943

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SecurityFocus: 96866 - Adobe Flash Player APSB17-07 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2999 - Adobe - Flash Player - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037994

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 08:04
Updated: 12/25/2024 13:07
Changes: 03/15/2017 08:04 (74), 09/06/2020 18:40 (8), 12/25/2024 13:07 (19)
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