Adobe Flash Player parseFloat Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

December 9th, 2014
ZDI-14-417 ZDI-CAN-2552

CVE ID

CVE-2014-9163

CVSS Score

6.8 AV:N/AC:M/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 when calling parseFloat on a specific datatype. This can allow for an attacker to cause a fixed size stack buffer to overflow. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code within 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/apsb14-27.html

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2014-10-15 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-12-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

bilou

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