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Adobe Flash Player Multiple Atom MP4 Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-109: June 16th, 2010

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Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of the Adobe Flash Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the code responsible for parsing embedded MP4 files. When handling the STSC, STSZ, and STCO atoms the player can be made to improperly calculate length values later used as size parameters during memory copy operations. By providing a specially crafted file an attacker can corrupt heap memory and execute arbitrary code under the context of the currently logged in user.

Vendor Response

Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:

Disclosure Timeline

    2009-10-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
    2010-06-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

This vulnerability was discovered by:
    Damian Put