Adobe Flash Player up to 28.0.0.161 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player up to 28.0.0.161. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-4919. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 28.0.0.161 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 28.0.0.161 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 03/13/2018. The weakness was published 03/13/2018 as APSB18-05 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4919 since 01/03/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/05/2021). 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 108281 (Adobe Flash Player <= 28.0.0.161 (APSB18-05)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370819 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB18-05)).

Upgrading to version 29.0.0.113 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 (108281), SecurityFocus (BID 103385†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040509†). Similar entry is available at VDB-114726. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 108281
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 28.0.0.161 (APSB18-05)
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OpenVAS ID: 65966
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Within Google Chrome Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities - Mac OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 29.0.0.113

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-05
Researcher: Yuki Chen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4919 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4919
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114725

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SecurityFocus: 103385
SecurityTracker: 1040509

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2018 19:08
Updated: 02/05/2021 11:49
Changes: 03/17/2018 19:08 (81), 01/14/2020 15:57 (2), 02/05/2021 11:49 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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