Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-5001

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Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-5001

Published: June 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13229
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5001
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it and gain access to sensitive information.




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-2018-5001

Update to version 30.0.0.113.

Adobe Flash Player - update to 30.0.0.113

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