Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2019-7090

 

Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2019-7090

Published: February 12, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17533
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-2019-7090
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 boundary error when processing SWF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and gain access to sensitive information.


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-2019-7090

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Flash Player - addressed in versions 32.0.0.142, 32.0.0.144

External References

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