Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-4871

 

Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-4871

Published: January 9, 2018 / Updated: January 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4871
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Flash Player

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted content gain and access to arbitrary data on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4871

Update to version 28.0.0.137.

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