Darkhotel’s attacks in 2015
In addition to the icon.swf HT 0day (214709aa7c5e4e8b60759a175737bb2b), it looks as though the “tisone360.com” site was delivering a Flash CVE-2014-0497 exploit in April.
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CVE-2014-0497 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 99.9%
Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity
Adobe · Flash Player
Summary
Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow flaw (classified as an integer underflow / wraparound weakness) in its core handling code. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by exploiting unspecified vectors, requiring only network access to reach the affected Flash Player instance without authentication, with no additional conditions specified beyond the attacker being able to deliver the crafted input.
Official description · NVD
Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Priority scorePatchfirst’s 0 to 100 ranking. It adds points for CISA KEV listing, ransomware use, EPSS, threat reports, public exploit code and CVSS. Every CVE page shows the breakdown. Breakdown
76.0 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 2
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 17 months after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available the same day.
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+17 mo
- Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+11 yrs
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
No techniques linkedNo high- or medium-confidence techniques. The 2 available links are lower confidence and listed below.
Lower-confidence links (2)
These come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict this CVE’s details (for example a public-facing technique on a bug that needs a user to open a file). Shown for completeness.
- Drive-by CompromiseT1189 server-side bug exploitable without user interaction; client-execution technique does not fit
- Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1203 server-side bug exploitable without user interaction; client-execution technique does not fit
What security researchers reported
Named in 2 threat reports2 reportsKasperskyMicrosoft
Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2014-0497 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.
Microsoft Security
Mentions the CVE; no further detail.
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Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
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