Zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player

Memory corruption
CVE-2010-3654

The vulnerability has been exploited during Sykipot campaigns and Luckycat attacks.

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2010102803 - Remote code execution in Adobe Flash Player

Vulnerable component: Adobe Flash Player

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3654

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary when processing .swf files in Adobe Flash Player. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted. swf file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited via specially crafted .pdf files.

Known APT campaigns:

Luckycat attacks

The campaign has been active since at least June 2011 and linked to 90 attacks against Indian and Japan institution.

Sykipot campaigns

Sykipot attacks trace back to 2006.

The attackers were sending emails with specially crafted links or content containing JS.Sykipot and Backdoor.Sykipot. Trojans to obtain intellectual property (design, financial, manufacturing, or strategic planning information).

According to Symantec, the Sykipot group has Chinese roots.

Public Exploits:

- Adobe Flash Player < 10.1.53.64 - Action Script Type Confusion Exploit (ASLR + DEP Bypass) [Exploit-DB]

- Adobe Flash Player - 'Button' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) [Exploit-DB]

External links:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-05.htm
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html?sdid=XKMMHJ2P
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/10/potential-new-adobe-flash-player-zero.html
https://www.google.com.ua/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=19&cad=rja&...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2010/11/16/explore-the-cve-2010-3654-matryoshka/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Adobe-Flash-Vulnerability-Advisory-Appears-Alongside-Shockwave-Pat...
http://blog.shavlik.com/new-version-of-adobe-flash-available/
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/adobe-flash-player-adobe-reader-and-acrobat-0-day-cve-201...
http://www.rationallyparanoid.com/articles/consistently-vulnerable-systems.html
http://www.pctools.com/security-news/adobe-flash-0day-vulnerability/
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/ADOBE_FLASHPLAYER_BUTTON

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.