Adobe Flash Player version denial of service

adobe-flash-version-dos (45630) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Adobe Flash Player is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference error. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site that loads multiple shockwave files from the same URL containing different version numbers, a remote attacker could cause the affected browser to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 3.4
  Exploitability: Proof-of-Concept
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Refer to APSB10-14 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Adobe Bug and Issue Management System Web site: Jira FP-677. (Login Required)
  • Adobe Flash Player Web site: Adobe Flash Player.
  • APSB10-14: Security update available for Adobe Flash Player.
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 01 2008 - 19:46:09 CDT: Adobe Flash Player plug-in null pointer dereference and browser crash.
  • HPSBMA02547 SSRT100179: HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) for HP-UX, Linux, and Windows, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code and Other Vulnerabilities.
  • BID-31537: Adobe Flash Player SWF Version Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • BID-40759: RETIRED: Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and AIR 1.5.3.9130 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-4546: Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610, allows remote web servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and browser crash) by returning a different response when an HTTP request is sent a second time, as demonstrated by two responses that provide SWF files with different SWF version numbers.
  • GLSA-200903-23: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-201101-09: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • OSVDB ID: 50073: Adobe Flash Player Differential SWF File Version Response DoS
  • RHSA-2010-0464: Critical: flash-plugin security update
  • RHSA-2010-0470: Critical: flash-plugin security update
  • SA40026: Adobe Flash Player AVM2 newfunction Instruction Handling Vulnerability
  • SA40144: Adobe AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA40545: HP Systems Insight Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1024085: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitary Code, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Deny Service
  • SECTRACK ID: 1024086: Adobe AIR Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitary Code, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Deny Service
  • SUSE-SA:2010:024: Flash Player security update
  • SUSE-SR:2008:025: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • SUSE-SR:2010:013: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • VUPEN/ADV-2010-1421: Adobe Flash and AIR Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2010-1482: Apple Mac OS X Flash Player Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2010-1793: HP Systems Insight Manager Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Adobe Adobe Air 1.5.3.9120
  • Adobe AIR 1.5.3.9130
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.0.0.584
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.0.12.10
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.0.12.36
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.0.22.87
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.0.32.18
  • Adobe Flash Player 7.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 7.0.69.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 7.0.70.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0.35.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.112.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.114.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.16
  • 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 9.0.31.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.45.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 4.0 SP1
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 4.0
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 4.1
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 4.1 SP1
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 SP2
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2 SP1
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP3
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP2
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP5
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP1
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP4
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Update 1
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3
  • HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0
  • HP Systems Insight Manager
  • Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
  • RedHat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z Extras
  • RedHat RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 3
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 4
  • RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
  • RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5.4.z EUS

Reported:

Oct 01, 2008

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