Advisory Details

December 29th, 2015

Adobe Flash MovieClip hitTest Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-8639
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Flash
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['21936']. 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 MovieClip object. By calling the hitTest method of a MovieClip object, an attacker can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under 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/apsb16-01.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-11-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-12-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Anonymous

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