Advisory Details

February 11th, 2013

Adobe Flash Player loadPCMFromByteArray Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-13-021
ZDI-CAN-1582

CVE ID CVE-2012-5677
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Flash Player
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the loadPCMFromByteArray function in the flash.media.Sound object. When this function is called with a high number of 'samples' an integer overflow occurs during the calculation of a buffer size. This can lead to memory corruption that can result in remote code execution under the context of the current user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-27.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2012-10-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2013-02-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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