Red Hat update for Adobe Flash Player

Published: 2018-07-11 | Updated: 2018-07-14

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-5007 CVE-2018-5008
CWE-ID	CWE-843 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system 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) 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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can us a specially crafted .swf file and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2175

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) 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