Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.113 use after free

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.113 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.113 and earlier have an exploitable Use-After-Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2018. The weakness was published 04/10/2018 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4932 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/14/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108959 (Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 29.0.0.113 (APSB18-08)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236728 (Red Hat Update for flash-plugin (RHSA-2018:1119)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108959) and SecurityFocus (BID 103708†). Similar entries are available at VDB-118021, VDB-118022, VDB-118023 and VDB-118024. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 108959
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 29.0.0.113 (APSB18-08)
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OpenVAS ID: 58621
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Within Google Chrome Security Update(apsb18-08)- Linux
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:1119
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4932 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4932
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118020

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SecurityFocus: 103708 - Adobe Flash Player APSB18-08 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040648

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2018 10:47 AM
Updated: 03/14/2023 01:05 PM
Changes: 05/20/2018 10:47 AM (73), 02/07/2020 03:45 PM (7), 03/14/2023 01:05 PM (5)
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