Advisory Details

February 10th, 2015

Adobe Flash Player BitmapFilter Invalid Object Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-15-045
ZDI-CAN-2602

CVE ID CVE-2015-0314
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Flash Player
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['17002']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash. 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 BitmapFilter class. The class is not marked as final, so it can be extended. When extending the class and adding it to a filters array, Adobe Flash tries to execute a non-existent method at a specific offset. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2014-11-04 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2015-02-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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