Advisory Details

April 19th, 2017

Adobe Flash PSDKEvent Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-17-287
ZDI-CAN-4565

CVE ID CVE-2017-2994
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Flash
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash. 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 handling of PSDKEvent objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2017-03-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-04-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT bo13oy of CloverSec Labs
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