Executive Summary

Summary
Title Adobe Flash ActionScript AVM2 newfunction vulnerability
Informations
Name VU#486225 First vendor Publication 2010-06-07
Vendor VU-CERT Last vendor Modification 2010-06-18
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision M

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Vulnerability Note VU#486225

Adobe Flash ActionScript AVM2 newfunction vulnerability

Overview

Adobe Flash contains a vulnerability in the handling of the ActionScript newfunction instruction, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

I. Description

Adobe Flash 9 and later versions support ActionScript 3, which is executed by the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2). The AVM2 takes ActionScript Bytecode (ABC) as input, and it is just-in-time (JIT) compiled into processor-specific instructions. Certain malformed use of the AVM2 newfunction instruction can result in an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Flash Player 9 through 10.0.45.2. Adobe Reader 9, Acrobat 9, and other Adobe products (including Photoshop CS3, PhotoShop Lightroom, Freehand MX, Fireworks) provide Flash support independent of Flash Player.

This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. Exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), PDF file, Microsoft Office document, or any other document that supports embedded SWF content, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

III. Solution

Apply an update

This vulnerability is addressed in Flash 10.1. Please see Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-14 for more details.

Disable Flash in your web browser

Disable Flash or selectively enable Flash content as described in Securing Your Web Browser.

Disable Flash and 3D & Multimedia support in Adobe Reader 9

Flash and 3D & Multmedia support are implemented as plug-in libraries in Adobe Reader. Disabling Flash in Adobe Reader will only mitigate attacks using an SWF embedded in a PDF file. Disabling 3D & Multimedia support does not directly address the vulnerability, but it does provide additional mitigation and results in a more user-friendly error message instead of a crash.

To disable Flash and 3D & Multimedia support in Adobe Reader 9 on Microsoft Windows, delete or rename these files:

    "%ProgramFiles%AdobeReader 9.0Readerauthplay.dll"
    "%ProgramFiles%AdobeReader 9.0Reader t3d.dll"
For Apple Mac OS X, delete or rename these files:
    "/Applications/Adobe Reader 9/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Frameworks/AuthPlayLib.bundle"
    "/Applications/Adobe Reader 9/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Frameworks/Adobe3D.framework"
For GNU/Linux, delete or rename these files (locations may vary among distributions):
    "/opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/lib/libauthplay.so"
    "/opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/lib/librt3d.so"
File locations may be different for Adobe Acrobat or other Adobe products that include Flash and 3D & Multimedia support. Disabling these plug-ins will reduce functionality and will not protect against SWF files hosted on websites. Depending on the update schedule for products other than Flash Player, consider leaving Flash and 3D & Multimedia support disabled unless they are absolutely required.

Remove Flash

Adobe has provided a TechNote with utilities for uninstalling the Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control on Windows and Mac OS X systems. Removing these components can mitigate the web browser attack vector for this vulnerability. Note that this will not remove the instances of Flash Player that is installed with Adobe Reader 9 or other Adobe products.

Enable DEP in Microsoft Windows

Consider enabling Data Execution Prevention (DEP) in supported versions of Windows. DEP should not be treated as a complete workaround, but it can mitigate the execution of attacker-supplied code in some cases. Microsoft has published detailed technical information about DEP in Security Research & Defense blog posts "Understanding DEP as a mitigation technology" part 1 and part 2. Use of DEP should be considered in conjunction with the application of patches or other mitigations described in this document.

Disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Disabling JavaScript can help mitigate against some techniques that use Adobe Reader as an attack vector.

To disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader:
  1. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  2. Open the Edit menu.
  3. Choose the Preferences... option.
  4. Choose the JavaScript section.
  5. Uncheck the Enable Acrobat JavaScript checkbox.
Disabling JavaScript will not resolve the vulnerabilities, it will only disable the vulnerable JavaScript component. When JavaScript is disabled, Adobe Reader and Acrobat prompt to re-enable JavaScript when opening a PDF that contains JavaScript.

Prevent Internet Explorer from automatically opening PDF documents

The installer for Adobe Reader and Acrobat configures Internet Explorer to automatically open PDF files without any user interaction. This behavior can be reverted to the safer option of prompting the user by importing the following as a .REG file:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAcroExch.Document.7]
    "EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00
Disable the displaying of PDF documents in the web browser

Preventing PDF documents from opening inside a web browser reduces the attack surface. If this workaround is applied to updated versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, it may protect against future vulnerabilities.

To prevent PDF documents from automatically being opened in a web browser with Adobe Reader:
  1. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  2. Open the Edit menu.
  3. Choose the Preferences... option.
  4. Choose the Internet section.
  5. Uncheck the Display PDF in browser checkbox.

Vendor Information

VendorStatusDate NotifiedDate Updated
AdobeAffected2010-01-252010-06-10

References

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/avm2overview.pdf
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/
http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/09/analyzing-the-currently-exploited-0-day-for-adobe-reader-and-adobe-flash/
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/analysis-zero-day-exploit-adobe-flash-and-reader
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/06/09/having-fun-with-adobe-0-day-exploits.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/40026
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001962.html
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/05/understanding-dep-as-a-mitigation-technology-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/12/understanding-dep-as-a-mitigation-technology-part-2.aspx

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC. It has also been independently discovered and exploited in the wild.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:2010-06-04
Date First Published:2010-06-07
Date Last Updated:2010-06-18
CERT Advisory: 
CVE-ID(s):CVE-2010-1297
NVD-ID(s):CVE-2010-1297
US-CERT Technical Alerts: 
Metric:43.09
Document Revision:42

Original Source

Url : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/486225

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7116
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7116
Title: Adobe Flash Player, Acrobat Reader, and Acrobat 'authplay.dll' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, related to authplay.dll and the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, as exploited in the wild in June 2010.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2010-1297
Version: 30
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Product(s): Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 135
Application 86
Application 95

SAINT Exploits

Description Link
Adobe Reader authplay.dll newfunction Memory Corruption More info here

ExploitDB Exploits

id Description
2010-09-25 Adobe Flash Player "newfunction" Invalid Pointer Use
2010-09-20 Adobe Flash Player "newfunction" Invalid Pointer Use
2010-09-01 MOAUB #1 - Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player
2010-06-09 Adobe Flash and Reader - 0day Exploit PoC (from the wild)

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-09-07 Name : Mac OS X v10.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2010-007)
File : nvt/gb_macosx_su10-007.nasl
2011-03-09 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201009-05 (acroread)
File : nvt/glsa_201009_05.nasl
2011-03-09 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201101-09 (adobe-flash)
File : nvt/glsa_201101_09.nasl
2010-07-12 Name : SuSE Update for acroread SUSE-SA:2010:029
File : nvt/gb_suse_2010_029.nasl
2010-07-06 Name : FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
File : nvt/freebsd_linux-flashplugin8.nasl
2010-06-23 Name : SuSE Update for flash-player SUSE-SA:2010:024
File : nvt/gb_suse_2010_024.nasl
2010-06-22 Name : Adobe Flash Player/Air Multiple Vulnerabilities - June10 (Linux)
File : nvt/secpod_adobe_prdts_mult_vuln_jun10_lin.nasl
2010-06-22 Name : Adobe Flash Player/Air Multiple Vulnerabilities - June10 (Win)
File : nvt/secpod_adobe_prdts_mult_vuln_jun10_win.nasl
2010-06-15 Name : Adobe Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - jun10 (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_code_exec_vuln_lin_jun10.nasl
2010-06-15 Name : Adobe Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - jun10 (Win)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_code_exec_vuln_win_jun10.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
65141 Adobe Multiple Products SWF Handling Arbitrary Code Execution

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28676 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28675 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28674 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 28673 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Teletubbies exploit kit payload download
RuleID : 27886 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT
2014-01-10 Teletubbies exploit kit exploit attempt for Adobe Flash Player
RuleID : 27881 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption exploit attempt
RuleID : 23592 - Revision : 7 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 23591 - Revision : 7 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash use-after-free attack attempt
RuleID : 23579 - Revision : 6 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe flash player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 23512 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader authplay.dll vulnerability exploit attempt
RuleID : 23511 - Revision : 7 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader File containing Flash use-after-free attack attempt
RuleID : 23510 - Revision : 7 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader malformed Richmedia annotation exploit attempt
RuleID : 23509 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 23265 - Revision : 11 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 23264 - Revision : 10 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe flash player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 23263 - Revision : 9 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Phoenix exploit kit post-compromise behavior
RuleID : 21860 - Revision : 5 - Type : MALWARE-CNC
2014-01-10 Phoenix exploit kit landing page
RuleID : 21640 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption exploit attempt
RuleID : 19408 - Revision : 12 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash Player newfunction memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 19145 - Revision : 13 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader authplay.dll vulnerability exploit attempt
RuleID : 16664 - Revision : 12 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Flash use-after-free attack attempt
RuleID : 16634 - Revision : 16 - Type : FILE-FLASH
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader File containing Flash use-after-free attack attempt
RuleID : 16633 - Revision : 19 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader malformed Richmedia annotation exploit attempt
RuleID : 16545 - Revision : 21 - Type : FILE-PDF

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0464.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0470.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_flash-player-7071.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread_ja-7086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread-7087.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-24 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201101-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-12-02 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_flash-player-100611.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-12-02 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_acroread_ja-100702.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-12-02 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_acroread-100702.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-11-10 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_10_6_5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-11-10 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2010-007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-09-08 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201009-05.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-28 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0503.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-09 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_acroread-100708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-09 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_2_acroread-100706.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-09 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_acroread-100708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-30 Name : The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by multip...
File : adobe_acrobat_apsb10-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-30 Name : The version of Adobe Reader on the remote Windows host is affected by multipl...
File : adobe_reader_apsb10-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-16 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_144e524a77eb11dfae06001b2134ef46.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-14 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_flash-player-100611.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-14 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_2_flash-player-100611.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-14 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_flash-player-100611.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-10 Name : The remote Windows host contains a browser plug-in that is affected by a code...
File : flash_player_apsb10-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-10 Name : The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe AIR that is affected by m...
File : adobe_air_apsb10-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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