Advisory Details

December 9th, 2014

Adobe Flash Player Regular Expression Object Out-Of-Bound Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-9162
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Flash Player
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['16987']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose arbitrary memory 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 Regular Expression Objects. By matching a specially crafted regular expression, it is possible for an attacker to force out-of-bounds reads. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary memory.
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/apsb14-27.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-11-04 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-12-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Wen Guanxing from Venustech ADLAB

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