SB2018020820 - Red Hat update for Adobe Flash Player
Published: February 8, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020820
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4877)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4878)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.
UPDATE: The vendor has issued the fixed version on February 6, 2018.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.