Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-11292 - Type Confusion vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_FLASH_PLAYER_APSB17-32.NASL description The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 27.0.0.159. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified type confusion flaw that is caused by input not being properly validated. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted Flash content, to trigger the vulnerability and potentially execute arbitrary code. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103923 published 2017-10-18 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103923 title Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 27.0.0.159 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-32) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(103923); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/12"); script_cve_id("CVE-2017-11292"); script_bugtraq_id(101286); script_name(english:"Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 27.0.0.159 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-32)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Flash Player."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote macOS or Mac OS X host has a browser plugin installed that is affected by a type confusion vulnerability."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 27.0.0.159. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified type confusion flaw that is caused by input not being properly validated. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted Flash content, to trigger the vulnerability and potentially execute arbitrary code."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-32.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:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.170 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-11292"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/10/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/10/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/10/18"); 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) 2017-2019 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"); cutoff_version = "27.0.0.159"; fix = "27.0.0.170"; # 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_warning(port:0, extra:report); } else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "Flash Player for Mac", version, path);
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201710-22.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201710-22 (Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code) A critical type confusion vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Impact : A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 104065 published 2017-10-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/104065 title GLSA-201710-22 : Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-22. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(104065); script_version("3.8"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/10 16:10:17"); script_cve_id("CVE-2017-11292"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201710-22"); script_name(english:"GLSA-201710-22 : Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201710-22 (Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code) A critical type confusion vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Impact : A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-22" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-plugins/adobe-flash-27.0.0.170'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:adobe-flash"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/10/22"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/10/23"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"www-plugins/adobe-flash", unaffected:make_list("ge 27.0.0.170"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 27.0.0.170"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Adobe Flash Player"); }
NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2017-2899.NASL description An update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update upgrades Flash Player to version 27.0.0.170. Security Fix(es) : * This update fixes one vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. This vulnerability, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin listed in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2017-11292) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103915 published 2017-10-18 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103915 title RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2017:2899) NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_A73518DAB2FA11E798EFD43D7EF03AA6.NASL description Adobe reports : - This update resolves a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2017-11292). last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103860 published 2017-10-17 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103860 title FreeBSD : Flash Player -- Remote code execution (a73518da-b2fa-11e7-98ef-d43d7ef03aa6) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS17_OCT_4049179.NASL description The remote Windows host is missing security update KB4049179. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified type confusion flaw that is caused by input not being properly validated. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted Flash content, to trigger the vulnerability and potentially execute arbitrary code. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103924 published 2017-10-18 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103924 title KB4049179: Security update for Adobe Flash Player (October 2017) NASL family Windows NASL id FLASH_PLAYER_APSB17-32.NASL description The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 27.0.0.159. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified type confusion flaw that is caused by input not being properly validated. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted Flash content, to trigger the vulnerability and potentially execute arbitrary code. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 103922 published 2017-10-18 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103922 title Adobe Flash Player <= 27.0.0.159 Type Confusion Vulnerability (APSB17-32)
Redhat
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rpms | flash-plugin-0:27.0.0.170-1.el6_9 |
The Hacker News
id | THN:5AD427A8B33BDFD2EE553727C6CE4EE0 |
last seen | 2018-01-27 |
modified | 2017-10-16 |
published | 2017-10-16 |
reporter | Mohit Kumar |
source | https://thehackernews.com/2017/10/flash-player-zero-day.html |
title | Hackers Use New Flash Zero-Day Exploit to Distribute FinFisher Spyware |