#VU11026 Type confusion in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-4920

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#VU11026 Type confusion in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2018-4920

Published: March 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11026
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4920
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to type confusion error when processing .swf content. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it by visiting a malicious web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Update to version 29.0.0.113.

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