Type confusion in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-15981
Published: November 20, 2018 / Updated: November 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15973
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-2018-15981
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 use a specially crafted .swf file and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15981
Update to version 31.0.0.153.
Adobe Flash Player - update to 31.0.0.153