Microsoft Windows update for 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 Subscribe	Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components
Vendor	Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU13623

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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

Install updates from Microsoft website.

Vulnerable software versions

Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows: on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems - on Windows Server 2016

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180017

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

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5007

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion