Type confusion in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-4945

 

Type confusion in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-4945

Published: June 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13226
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4945
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow the attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Affected software

Adobe Flash Player
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4945

Update to version 30.0.0.113.

Adobe Flash Player - update to 30.0.0.113

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