Critical

Integer Overflow RCE in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR

IdentifiersCVE-2014-0569CWE-190· Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2014-0569 is an integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and related Adobe AIR components. According to the provided content, affected products include Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.250, 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.189 on Windows and OS X, before 11.2.202.411 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302. The flaw can be triggered via unspecified vectors and may allow arbitrary code execution. The supporting content further indicates this vulnerability was weaponized in exploit kits including Sundown and KaiXin, delivered via malicious SWF content in web-based attack chains.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.

Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected Adobe Flash Player or Adobe AIR process. In practical exploit-kit delivery scenarios described in the content, this enabled malware installation, including KRBanker/Blackmoon as a final payload. Depending on the user context and host configuration, this can result in full compromise of the affected endpoint, follow-on malware execution, credential theft, and persistence through secondary payloads.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Where immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by disabling or uninstalling Adobe Flash Player, restricting execution of Flash content in browsers, using click-to-play controls, and blocking known exploit-kit delivery infrastructure at network boundaries. Limit exposure to malicious advertising and compromised websites through web filtering, and use endpoint protections capable of detecting exploit-kit behavior and malicious SWF execution chains. Because the content shows exploitation through web traffic and malicious advertisements, browser hardening and isolation can materially reduce risk.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade affected Adobe products to fixed versions or later. Based on the provided content, remediation includes updating Adobe Flash Player to 13.0.0.250 or later on the 13.x branch, 15.0.0.189 or later for affected 14.x/15.x releases on Windows and OS X, 11.2.202.411 or later on Linux, Adobe AIR to 15.0.0.293 or later, and Adobe AIR SDK / AIR SDK & Compiler to 15.0.0.302 or later. Remove or disable unsupported Flash installations where possible.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.

VendorProductType

AdobeAir Desktop Runtimeapplication

AdobeAir Sdkapplication

AdobeFlash Playerapplication

AdobeFlash Player Desktop Runtimeapplication

OpensuseEvergreenoperating_system

OpensuseOpensuseoperating_system

SuseLinux Enterprise Desktopoperating_system

Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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palo alto networks unit 42 blogNews

May 9, 2016

KRBanker Targets South Korea Through Adware and Exploit Kits

An Adobe Flash vulnerability exploited by the KaiXin exploit kit to deliver the KRBanker banking trojan in campaigns targeting users in the Republic of Korea.

malware dontneedcoffeeNews

Apr 24, 2015

Fast look at Sundown EK

A specific vulnerability included in the Sundown exploit kit's exploit set.

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Exposure mapping

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Threat actor evidence

Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.

Associated malware3

Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES

MITRE CVE

cve.org · CVE-2014-0569

NVD

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0569

MITRE CWE · CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Patch

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html

Third Party Advisory

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00002.html

Third Party Advisory

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html

Third Party Advisory

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00033.html

Third Party Advisory

secunia.com/advisories/61980

Third Party Advisory

securityfocus.com/bid/70441

Third Party Advisory

securitytracker.com/id/1031019

Third Party Advisory

zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-365