Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1033850 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1033850
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 16 2015
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 19.0.0.207 and prior
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were reported in Adobe Flash Player. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted content that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
One of these vulnerabilities is being actively exploited [CVE-2015-7645].
Natalie Silvanovich of Google Project Zero and Peter Pi of Trend Micro reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create content that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (18.0.0.255 ESR, 19.0.0.226 for Windows and OS X, 11.2.202.540 for Linux.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html
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Vendor URL: helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (macOS/OS X), Windows (Any)
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