Adobe Flash Player invalid pointer integer overflow
| multimedia-file-integer-overflow (37277) |  High Risk |
Description:
Adobe Flash Player is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow vulnerability in the processing of multimedia files containing a specific tag. By persuading a victim to open a malicious multimedia file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to APSB08-11 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.
Update Adobe Flash Player to 9.0.124.0. See References.
For Mac OS X:
Apply Security Update 2008-003, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) Blog, May 27, 2008 11:05 AM: Potential Flash Player issue.
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Security Update 2008-003 / Mac OS X 10.5.3.
- APSB08-11: Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities.
- Dancho Danchev's Blog, Tuesday, May 27, 2008: Malware Attack Exploiting Flash Zero Day Vulnerability.
- IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Advisory, April 8, 2008: Adobe Flash Player Invalid Pointer Vulnerability.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008954, Rev 1: Nortel Response to Sun Alert 238305 - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris 10.
- SANS - Internet Storm Center, 2008-05-27: Adobe flash player vuln.
- Sun Alert ID: 238305: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris.
- ZDI-08-032: Adobe Flash DefineSceneAndFrameLabelData Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
- ASA-2008-164: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2008-0221)
- ASA-2008-241: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Solaris (Sun 238305)
- BID-28695: Adobe Flash Player Multimedia File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-29386: Retired: Adobe Flash Player SWF File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0071: Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file with a negative Scene Count value, which passes a signed comparison, is used as an offset of a NULL pointer, and triggers a buffer overflow.
- GLSA-200804-21: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0221: Critical: flash-plugin security update
- SA28083: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA30404: REVOKED: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
- SA30430: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019811: Adobe Flash Player Invalid Pointer Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1020114: [Duplicate Entry] Adobe Flash Player Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2008:022: Flash Player security problems
- US-CERT VU#159523: Adobe Flash Player integer overflow vulnerability
- US-CERT VU#395473: Adobe Flash player code execution vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1158: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1662: [Revoked] Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1697: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Security Bypass Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1724: Sun Security Update Fixes Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe AIR 1.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.35.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.114.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.16
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.18d60
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.20
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.20.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.31
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.31.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.45.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0
- Adobe Flex 3.0
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
- Gentoo Linux
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- RedHat RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
- RedHat RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat RHEL Extras 4
- RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
- Sun OpenSolaris 2008.5 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris 2008.5 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
Reported:
Apr 08, 2008
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