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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.113. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-4937. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.113 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is 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 published 04/10/2018 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4937 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available 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 (44529), Tenable (108959) and SecurityFocus (BID 103708†). Similar entries are available at VDB-118020, VDB-118021, VDB-118022 and VDB-118023. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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-2018-4937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118025

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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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Created: 05/20/2018 10:49
Updated: 12/28/2024 17:15
Changes: 05/20/2018 10:49 (75), 02/07/2020 15:59 (10), 03/14/2023 13:34 (5), 12/28/2024 17:15 (16)
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