Adobe Flash MPEG-4 Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

March 10th, 2016
ZDI-16-192 ZDI-CAN-3413

CVE ID

CVE-2016-1005

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 MPEG-4 parsing. A specially crafted MP4 file can force the dereference of an uninitialized pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary 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/apsb16-08.html

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2015-11-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2016-03-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

AbdulAziz Hariri - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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