Advisory Details

April 8th, 2016

(Pwn2Own) Adobe Flash AS2 LoadVars decode Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-1017
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 ['24025']. 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 handling of LoadVars.decode. The issue lies in the failure to safely hold a reference to arguments during execution of the function. 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/apsb16-10.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-03-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-04-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team

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