Use-after-free in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2019-7096
Published: April 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18223
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-2019-7096
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free error when processing .swf content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage or into opening a document with embedded malicious .swf file, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7096
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Flash Player - update to 32.0.0.171