Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

Published: 2018-07-10

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-5008 CVE-2018-5007
CWE-ID	CWE-125 CWE-843
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Adobe Flash Player Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components
Vendor	Adobe

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU13623

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5008

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain read access to objects in memory.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can us a specially crafted .swf file to trigger memory corruption and gain access to data, stored in memory.

Mitigation

Update to version 30.0.0.134.

Vulnerable software versions

Adobe Flash Player: 23.0.0.162 - 30.0.0.113

CPE2.3

External links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-24.html

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) Type confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU13624

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5007

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion