Improper input validation in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-12828

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Improper input validation in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-12828

Published: August 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14348
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-2018-12828
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2018-12828

Update to version 30.0.0.154.

Adobe Flash Player - update to 30.0.0.154

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