Advisory Details

May 15th, 2019

Adobe Flash Player PSDK Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-19-498
ZDI-CAN-8279

CVE ID CVE-2019-7837
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Flash
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of 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 handling of objects in the PSDK namespace. By performing actions in ActionScript, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute 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/apsb19-26.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-03-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-05-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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