Red Hat update for Adobe Flash Player

Published: 2018-01-10 | Updated: 2018-01-16

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-11305 CVE-2018-4871
CWE-ID	CWE-840 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Business logic error

EUVDB-ID: #VU9614

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11305

CWE-ID: CWE-840 - Business Logic Errors (3.0)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify data on the target system.

The weakness exists due to business logic error. A remote attacker can reset global settings preference file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0081

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU9894