Advisory Details

June 13th, 2017

Adobe Flash LocaleID determinePreferredLocales Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2017-3082
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Flash
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 Metadata objects. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. 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/apsb17-17.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2017-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-06-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	bo13oy of CloverSec Labs

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