Flash Player < 13.0.0.305 / 18.0.0.209 Multiple RCE (APSB15-18)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8822

Synopsis

The remote host is running an outdated version of Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer that is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Description

Versions of Adobe Flash Player prior to 18.0.0.209 are outdated and thus unpatched for the following vulnerabilities :

- A use-after-free error exists in the opaqueBackground class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation. A remote attacker, via specially crafted Flash content, can dereference already freed memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5122)
- A use-after-free error exists in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation. A remote attacker, via specially crafted Flash content, can dereference already freed memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5123)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 18.0.0.209 or later. If 18.x cannot be obtained, 13.0.0.305 has also been patched for these vulnerabilities.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0cb17c10

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 8822

Family: Web Clients

Published: 7/24/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 84730, 84732

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2015

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Adobe Flash opaqueBackground Use After Free)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5122, CVE-2015-5123

BID: 75710, 75712