Flash Player < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 55140

This page contains detailed information about the Flash Player < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18) 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: 55140
Name: Flash Player < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18)
Filename: flash_player_apsb11-18.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2011-06-14
This Plugin Published: 2011-06-15
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-11
Plugin Version: 1.14
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: flash_player_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/Flash_Player/installed

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2011-06-14
Patch Published: 2011-06-14
CVE [?]: CVE-2011-2110
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

A browser plugin is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

According to its version, the instance of Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is earlier than 10.3.181.26. This version of Flash Player has a critical vulnerability. By tricking a user on the affected system into opening a specially crafted document with Flash content, an attacker could leverage the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely on the system subject to the user's privileges.

This issue is reportedly being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks as of June 2011.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Flash version 10.3.181.26 or later.

Public Exploits

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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Flash Player < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_arrayindexing
[Adobe Flash Player AVM Verification Logic Array Indexing Code Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/19295.rb
[EDB-19295: Adobe Flash Player - AVM Verification Logic Array Indexing Code Execution (Metasploit)]
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.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(55140);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2110");
  script_bugtraq_id(48268);
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"19295");

  script_name(english:"Flash Player < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A browser plugin is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version, the instance of Flash Player installed on
the remote Windows host is earlier than 10.3.181.26.  This version of
Flash Player has a critical vulnerability.  By tricking a user on the
affected system into opening a specially crafted document with Flash
content, an attacker could leverage the vulnerability to execute
arbitrary code remotely on the system subject to the user's
privileges. 

This issue is reportedly being exploited in the wild in targeted
attacks as of June 2011.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-18.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Flash version 10.3.181.26 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 AVM Verification Logic Array Indexing Code Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:"CANVAS");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/06/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/06/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/06/15");

  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) 2011-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

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

  exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Flash_Player/installed");

# Identify vulnerable versions.
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 (
          iver[0] < 10 ||
          (
            iver[0] == 10 &&
            (
              iver[1] < 3 ||
              (
                iver[1] == 3 &&
                (
                  iver[2] < 181 ||
                  (iver[2] == 181 && iver[3] < 26)
                )
              )
            )
          )
        )
        {
          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  +
                  '\n  Fixed version     : 10.3.181.26';

          if (variant == "Chrome")
            info += ' (as included with Google Chrome 12.0.742.100)';

          info += '\n';
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

if (info)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
    security_hole(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:info);
  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_apsb11-18.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\flash_player_apsb11-18.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/flash_player_apsb11-18.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Flash Player < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18) 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 < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18) plugin ID 55140.
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_apsb11-18.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a flash_player_apsb11-18.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_apsb11-18.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_apsb11-18.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

48268

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file flash_player_apsb11-18.nasl version 1.14. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Flash Player < 10.3.181.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-18) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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