Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.113 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.113 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4935. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.113 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.113 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds write 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 presented 04/10/2018 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4935 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. 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 370869 (Adobe Security Update for Flash Player (APSB18-08)).

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 Exploit-DB (44527), Tenable (108959) and SecurityFocus (BID 103708†). See VDB-118020, VDB-118021, VDB-118022 and VDB-118024 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:1119
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4935 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4935
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118023

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

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2018 10:48
Updated: 12/28/2024 21:39
Changes: 05/20/2018 10:48 (75), 02/07/2020 15:54 (10), 03/14/2023 13:22 (5), 12/28/2024 21:39 (16)
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