Advisory Details

March 22nd, 2012

Adobe Flash ASconstructor Function Call Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-12-047
ZDI-CAN-1362

CVE ID CVE-2012-0754
CVSS SCORE 9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
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 way Adobe Flash player handles calls to the _global.ASconstructor function. If this function is called with id '2200' it will write a 0x01 byte to a user supplied address. This memory corruption 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/apsb12-03.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2011-10-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2012-03-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Alexander Gavrun
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