FreeBSD : Adobe Flash Player -- critical vulnerability (37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd) - Nessus

Critical   Plugin ID: 81009

This page contains detailed information about the FreeBSD : Adobe Flash Player -- critical vulnerability (37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

Plugin Overview


ID: 81009
Name: FreeBSD : Adobe Flash Player -- critical vulnerability (37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd)
Filename: freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2015-01-22
This Plugin Published: 2015-01-27
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-22
Plugin Version: 1.12
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/local_checks_enabled

Vulnerability Information


Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: 2015-01-22
Patch Published: 2015-01-26
CVE [?]: CVE-2015-0311
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c6-flashplugin, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-f10-flashplugin
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Adobe reports :

Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. We are aware of reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild via drive-by-download attacks against systems running Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows 8.1 and below.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Public Exploits


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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the FreeBSD : Adobe Flash Player -- critical vulnerability (37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd) vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_uncompress_zlib_uaf
    [Adobe Flash Player ByteArray UncompressViaZlibVariant Use After Free]
  2. Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/36360.rb
    [EDB-36360: Adobe Flash Player - ByteArray UncompressViaZlibVariant Use-After-Free (Metasploit)]
  3. GitHub: https://github.com/Flerov/WindowsExploitDev
    [CVE-2015-0311]
  4. GitHub: https://github.com/cranelab/exploit-development
    [CVE-2015-0311]
  5. GitHub: https://github.com/michaelpdu/flashext
    [CVE-2015-0311]

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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Base Score:10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:10.0
Exploitability Subscore:10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:NA (None)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:10.0 (High)

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Plugin Source


This is the freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(81009);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0311");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/05/04");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Adobe Flash Player -- critical vulnerability (37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Adobe reports :

Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an
attacker to take control of the affected system. We are aware of
reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the
wild via drive-by-download attacks against systems running Internet
Explorer and Firefox on Windows 8.1 and below.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html");
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c4c162d5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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 ByteArray UncompressViaZlibVariant Use After Free');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/01/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/01/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c6-flashplugin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-f10-flashplugin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-c6-flashplugin<=11.2r202.438")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-f10-flashplugin<=11.2r202.438")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_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/freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl

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How to Run


Here is how to run the FreeBSD : Adobe Flash Player -- critical vulnerability (37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select FreeBSD Local Security Checks plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select FreeBSD : Adobe Flash Player -- critical vulnerability (37a87ade-a59f-11e4-958e-0011d823eebd) plugin ID 81009.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. 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 freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.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 freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References


See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 80998 - Flash Player <= 16.0.0.287 Unspecified Code Execution (APSA15-01 / APSB15-03)
  • 81225 - GLSA-201502-02 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • 81020 - Google Chrome < 40.0.2214.93 Flash Player Multiple Remote Code Execution
  • 80999 - Flash Player For Mac <= 16.0.0.287 Unspecified Code Execution (APSA15-01)
  • 81021 - Google Chrome < 40.0.2214.93 Flash Player Multiple Remote Code Execution (Mac OS X)
  • 81030 - openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2015:0150-1)
  • 81098 - openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2015:0174-1)
  • 81036 - RHEL 5 / 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2015:0094)
  • 81046 - MS KB3035034: Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer
  • 81077 - SuSE 11.3 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 10226)

Version


This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file freebsd_pkg_37a87adea59f11e4958e0011d823eebd.nasl version 1.12. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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