iDefense Security Advisory 08.09.11 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/ Aug 09, 2011 I. BACKGROUND Adobe Flash Player is an application for viewing animations and movies using computer programs such as a Web browser; in common usage, Flash lets you put animation and movies on a website. Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the Adobe Flash authoring tool, by Adobe Flex, or by a number of other Macromedia and third-party tools. For more information, please visit following website: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ II. DESCRIPTION Remote exploitation of a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s Flash Player could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. The vulnerability occurs when parsing a maliciously formatted sequence of ActionScript code inside an Adobe Flash file. The problem exists in a certain ActionScript function method of the built-in "flash.display" class. When malformed parameters are supplied to this function, a memory corruption will occur, leading to an exploitable condition. III. ANALYSIS Exploitation of this vulnerability results in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user viewing the Web page. To exploit this vulnerability, a targeted user must load a malicious Web page that an attacker creates. An attacker typically accomplishes this via social engineering or injecting content into compromised, trusted sites. After the user visits the malicious Web page, no further user interaction is needed. IV. DETECTION The following Adobe Products are vulnerable: V. WORKAROUND Disable Flash Player plugin by restricting access to Flash Player files, which is usually under C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\ VI. VENDOR RESPONSE Adobe has released a fix which addresses this issue. Information about downloadable vendor updates can be found by clicking on the URLs shown. http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-21.html VII. CVE INFORMATION The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2011-2135 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problems. VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE 06/29/2011 Initial Vendor Notification 06/29/2011 Vendor Reply 08/09/2011 Coordinated Public Disclosure IX. CREDIT This vulnerability was reported to iDefense by wushi of team509. Get paid for vulnerability research http://labs.idefense.com/methodology/vulnerability/vcp.php Free tools, research and upcoming events http://labs.idefense.com/ X. LEGAL NOTICES Copyright © 2011 Verisign Permission is granted for the redistribution of this alert electronically. It may not be edited in any way without the express written consent of iDefense. If you wish to reprint the whole or any part of this alert in any other medium other than electronically, please e-mail customerservice@idefense.com for permission. Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this information.