Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 46859

This page contains detailed information about the Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 46859
Name: Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14)
Filename: flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2008-10-01
This Plugin Published: 2010-06-10
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-11
Plugin Version: 1.56
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: flash_player_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/Flash_Player/installed

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2008-10-01
Patch Published: 2010-06-10
CVE [?]: CVE-2008-4546, CVE-2009-3793, CVE-2010-1297, CVE-2010-2160, CVE-2010-2161, CVE-2010-2162, CVE-2010-2163, CVE-2010-2164, CVE-2010-2165, CVE-2010-2166, CVE-2010-2167, CVE-2010-2169, CVE-2010-2170, CVE-2010-2171, CVE-2010-2172, CVE-2010-2173, CVE-2010-2174, CVE-2010-2175, CVE-2010-2176, CVE-2010-2177, CVE-2010-2178, CVE-2010-2179, CVE-2010-2180, CVE-2010-2181, CVE-2010-2182, CVE-2010-2183, CVE-2010-2184, CVE-2010-2185, CVE-2010-2186, CVE-2010-2187, CVE-2010-2189
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a browser plug-in that is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.277.0 or 10.x before 10.1.53.63. Such versions are affected by multiple vulnerabilities, such as memory corruption, buffer overflows, and memory exhaustion, that could be exploited to cause an application crash or even allow execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Flash Player 10.1.53.64 / 9.0.277.0 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub, ExploitHub, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_newfunction
[Adobe Flash Player "newfunction" Invalid Pointer Use]
Metasploit: exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_flashplayer_newfunction
[Adobe Flash Player "newfunction" Invalid Pointer Use]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/local/16614.rb
[EDB-16614: Adobe Flash Player - 'newfunction' Invalid Pointer Use (Metasploit) (1)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/local/16687.rb
[EDB-16687: Adobe Flash Player - 'newfunction' Invalid Pointer Use (Metasploit) (2)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/13787.txt
[EDB-13787: Adobe Flash / Reader - Live Malware]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/14853.py
[EDB-14853: Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player - 'newclass' Invalid Pointer]
GitHub: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploitdb-bin-sploits/blob/master/bin-sploits/13787.tar.enc
[EDB-13787]
GitHub: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploitdb-bin-sploits/blob/master/bin-sploits/14853.tar.gz
[EDB-14853]
ExploitHub: EH-11-164
Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.1 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

if (NASL_LEVEL < 3000) exit(0);

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(46859);
  script_version("1.56");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2008-4546",
    "CVE-2009-3793",
    "CVE-2010-1297",
    "CVE-2010-2160",
    "CVE-2010-2161",
    "CVE-2010-2162",
    "CVE-2010-2163",
    "CVE-2010-2164",
    "CVE-2010-2165",
    "CVE-2010-2166",
    "CVE-2010-2167",
    "CVE-2010-2169",
    "CVE-2010-2170",
    "CVE-2010-2171",
    "CVE-2010-2172",
    "CVE-2010-2173",
    "CVE-2010-2174",
    "CVE-2010-2175",
    "CVE-2010-2176",
    "CVE-2010-2177",
    "CVE-2010-2178",
    "CVE-2010-2179",
    "CVE-2010-2180",
    "CVE-2010-2181",
    "CVE-2010-2182",
    "CVE-2010-2183",
    "CVE-2010-2184",
    "CVE-2010-2185",
    "CVE-2010-2186",
    "CVE-2010-2187",
    "CVE-2010-2189"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    31537,
    40586,
    40779,
    40780,
    40781,
    40782,
    40783,
    40784,
    40785,
    40786,
    40787,
    40788,
    40789,
    40790,
    40791,
    40792,
    40793,
    40794,
    40795,
    40796,
    40797,
    40799,
    40800,
    40801,
    40802,
    40803,
    40805,
    40806,
    40807,
    40808,
    40809
  );
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"486225");
  script_xref(name:"SECUNIA", value:"40026");

  script_name(english:"Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a browser plug-in that is affected
by a code execution vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe Flash Player 9.x
before 9.0.277.0 or 10.x before 10.1.53.63.  Such versions are
affected by multiple vulnerabilities, such as memory corruption,
buffer overflows, and memory exhaustion, that could be exploited to
cause an application crash or even allow execution of arbitrary
code.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Flash Player 10.1.53.64 / 9.0.277.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Adobe Flash Player "newfunction" Invalid Pointer Use');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_exploithub", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:"CANVAS");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploithub_sku", value:"EH-11-164");
  script_cwe_id(399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/06/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/06/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("flash_player_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Flash_Player/installed");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("SMB/Flash_Player/installed")) exit(1, "The 'SMB/Flash_Player/installed' KB item is missing.");

include("global_settings.inc");

info = '';

foreach variant (make_list("Plugin", "ActiveX", "Chrome"))
{
  vers = get_kb_list("SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/Version/*");
  files = get_kb_list("SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/File/*");
  if (!isnull(vers) && !isnull(files))
  {
    foreach key (keys(vers))
    {
      ver = vers[key];
      if (ver)
      {
        iver = split(ver, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
        for(i=0;i<max_index(iver);i++)
          iver[i] = int(iver[i]);
        
        if (
          # nb: versions before 9.0 are not affected.
          # Chrome never shipped with Flash Player < 10.x
          (
            (iver[0] == 9 && iver[1] == 0 && iver[2] < 277) &&
            (variant == "Plugin" || variant == "ActiveX")
          ) ||
          (
            iver[0] == 10 && 
            (
              iver[1] < 1 ||
              (
                iver[1] == 1 &&
                (
                  iver[2] < 53 ||
                  (iver[2] == 53 && iver[3] < 64)
                )
              )
            )
          )
        )
        {
          num = key - ("SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/Version/");
          file = files["SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/File/"+num];
          if (variant == "Plugin")
          {
            info += '\n  Product : Browser Plugin (for Firefox / Netscape / Opera)';
          }
          else if (variant == "ActiveX")
          {
            info += '\n  Product : ActiveX control (for Internet Explorer)';
          }
          else if (variant == "Chrome")
          {
            info += '\n  Product : Browser Plugin (for Google Chrome)';
          }
          
          info += '\n  Path              : ' + file +
                  '\n  Installed version : ' + ver;
  
          if (variant == "Plugin" || variant == "ActiveX")
          { 
            if (iver[0] == 9)       info += '\n  Fixed version     : 9.0.277.0';
            else if (iver[0] == 10) info += '\n  Fixed version     : 10.1.53.64';
          }

          if (variant == "Chrome")
            info += '\n  Fixed version     : 10.1.53.64 (as included with Google Chrome 5.0.375.125)';

          info += '\n';

        }
      }
    }
  }
}

if (info)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    if (max_index(split(info)) > 2)
      inst = "s";
    else
      inst = "";

    report = 
      '\n' +
      'Nessus has identified the following vulnerable instance' + inst + ' of Flash\n' +
      'Player installed on the remote host :\n' +
      '\n'+
      info;
    security_hole(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));
}
else exit(0, 'The host is not affected.');

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
On the right side table select Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14) plugin ID 46859.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

31537, 40586, 40779, 40780, 40781, 40782, 40783, 40784, 40785, 40786, 40787, 40788, 40789, 40790, 40791, 40792, 40793, 40794, 40795, 40796, 40797, 40799, 40800, 40801, 40802, 40803, 40805, 40806, 40807, 40808, 40809

CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team:

486225

Secunia Advisory:

40026

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-399 (Category) Resource Management Errors

See also:

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47025 - FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- multiple vulnerabilities (144e524a-77eb-11df-ae06-001b2134ef46)
49126 - GLSA-201009-05 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
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47690 - openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2010:0359-1)
46879 - openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2010:0321-1)
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46881 - openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2010:0321-1)
50882 - SuSE 11 / 11.1 Security Update : acroread (SAT Patch Numbers 2639 / 2640)
50886 - SuSE 11 / 11.1 Security Update : acroread (SAT Patch Numbers 2637 / 2641)
50901 - SuSE 11 / 11.1 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Numbers 2539 / 2541)
51701 - SuSE 10 Security Update : acroread (ZYPP Patch Number 7087)
51713 - SuSE 10 Security Update : acroread (ZYPP Patch Number 7086)
51736 - SuSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (ZYPP Patch Number 7071)
35904 - GLSA-200903-23 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl version 1.56. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Flash Player < 9.0.277.0 / 10.1.53.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ASPB10-14) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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