Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-0311 - Use After Free Memory Corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0311
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html
• http://blog.hacklab.kr/flash-cve-2015-0311-%EB%B6%84%EC%84%9D/
• http://blog.coresecurity.com/2015/03/04/exploiting-cve-2015-0311-a-use-after-free-in-adobe-flash-player/

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0311
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html
• http://blog.hacklab.kr/flash-cve-2015-0311-%EB%B6%84%EC%84%9D/
• http://blog.coresecurity.com/2015/03/04/exploiting-cve-2015-0311-a-use-after-free-in-adobe-flash-player/

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(80999);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0311", "CVE-2015-0312");
  script_bugtraq_id(72283, 72343);

  script_name(english:"Flash Player For Mac <= 16.0.0.287 Unspecified Code Execution (APSA15-01)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Flash Player.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Mac OS X host has a browser plugin that is affected by
multiple code execution vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version, the Adobe Flash Player installed on the
remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to 16.0.0.287. It is,
therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A use-after-free error exists that allows an attacker to
    crash the application or execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2015-0311)

  - A double-free error exists that allows an attacker to
    crash the application or possibly execute arbitrary
    code. (CVE-2015-0312)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html");
  # http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0cb17c10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 16.0.0.296 or later.

Alternatively, Adobe has made version 13.0.0.264 available for those
installations that cannot be upgraded to 16.x.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-0312");

  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:"2015/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/01/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/26");

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

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_flash_player_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("MacOSX/Flash_Player/Version");

  exit(0);
}

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

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Flash_Player/Version");
path = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Flash_Player/Path");

if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:"14.0.0.0", strict:FALSE) >= 0)
{
  cutoff_version = "16.0.0.287";
  fix = "16.0.0.296";
}
else
{
  cutoff_version = "13.0.0.262";
  fix = "13.0.0.264";
}

# nb: we're checking for versions less than *or equal to* the cutoff!
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:cutoff_version, strict:FALSE) <= 0)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report =
      '\n  Path              : ' + path +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
      '\n';
    security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "Flash Player for Mac", version, path);

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(80998);
  script_version("1.21");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0311", "CVE-2015-0312");
  script_bugtraq_id(72283, 72343);

  script_name(english:"Flash Player <= 16.0.0.287 Unspecified Code Execution (APSA15-01 / APSB15-03)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Flash Player.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has a browser plugin that is affected by
multiple code execution vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version, the Adobe Flash Player installed on the
remote Windows host is equal or prior to 16.0.0.287. It is, therefore,
affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A use-after-free error exists that allows an attacker to
    crash the application or execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2015-0311)

  - A double-free error exists that allows an attacker to
    crash the application or possibly execute arbitrary
    code. (CVE-2015-0312)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html");
  # http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0cb17c10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 16.0.0.296 or later.

Alternatively, Adobe has made version 13.0.0.264 available for those
installations that cannot be upgraded to 16.x.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-0312");

  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:"2015/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/01/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/26");

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

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  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 = "";

# we're checking for versions less than *or equal to* the cutoff!
foreach variant (make_list("Plugin", "ActiveX", "Chrome", "Chrome_Pepper"))
{
  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 (
          (
            # Chrome Flash <= 16.0.0.287
            variant == "Chrome_Pepper" &&
            (
              (iver[0] < 16) ||
              (iver[0] == 16 && iver[1] == 0 && iver[2] == 0 && iver[3] <= 287)
            )
          ) ||
          (variant != "Chrome_Pepper" &&
            (
             (
               # < 13
               (
                 iver[0] < 13 ||
                 # 13.0.0.x <= 13.0.0.262
                 (
                   iver[0] == 13 &&
                   (
                     iver[1] == 0 &&
                     (
                       iver[2] == 0 &&
                       (
                         iver[3] <= 262
                       )
                     )
                   )
                 )
               ) ||
               # 14.0.0.x <= 16.0.0.287
               (
                 iver[0] == 14 ||
                 (
                   iver[0] == 15 ||
                   (
                     iver[0] == 16 &&
                     (
                       iver[1] == 0 &&
                       (
                         iver[2] == 0 &&
                         (
                           iver[3] <= 287
                         )
                       )
                     )
                   )
                 )
               )
             )
           )
         )
        )
        {
          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)';
            fix = "16.0.0.296 / 13.0.0.264";
          }
          else if (variant == "ActiveX")
          {
            info += '\n Product : ActiveX control (for Internet Explorer)';
            fix = "16.0.0.296 / 13.0.0.264";
          }
          else if ("Chrome" >< variant)
          {
            info += '\n Product : Browser Plugin (for Google Chrome)';
          }
          info += '\n  Path              : ' + file +
                  '\n  Installed version : ' + ver;
          if (variant == "Chrome_Pepper")
            info += '\n  Fixed version     : 16.0.0.296 (Chrome PepperFlash)';
          else
            info += '\n  Fixed version     : '+fix;
          info += '\n';
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

if (info)
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
  if (!port) port = 445;

  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:port, extra:info);
  else security_hole(port);
}
else
{
  if (thorough_tests)
    exit(0, 'No vulnerable versions of Adobe Flash Player were found.');
  else
    exit(1, 'Google Chrome\'s built-in Flash Player may not have been detected because the \'Perform thorough tests\' setting was not enabled.');
}