CVE-2015-8820: ZDI-15-661

March 2nd, 2016

Adobe Flash MPEG Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability****ZDI-15-661
ZDI-CAN-3437

CVE ID

CVE-2015-8820

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 [‘22297’]. 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 MPEG-4 parsing. A specially crafted MP4 file can force Adobe Flash to read memory past the end of an allocated object. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute 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/apsb15-32.html

DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

• 2015-12-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
• 2016-03-02 - Coordinated public release of advisory

CREDIT

AbdulAziz Hariri - HPE Zero Day Initiative

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