Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.171 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.171. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5001. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 29.0.0.171 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2018 by Jihui Lu with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-19 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-5001 since 01/03/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110397 (Adobe Flash Player <= 29.0.0.171 (APSB18-19)), 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 100338 (Microsoft Windows Adobe Flash Player Security Update for June 2018 (ADV180014)).

Upgrading to version 30.0.0.113 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 (110397), SecurityFocus (BID 104413†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041058†). The entries VDB-119549, VDB-119550 and VDB-119551 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 110397
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 29.0.0.171 (APSB18-19)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 30.0.0.113

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-19
Researcher: Jihui Lu
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-5001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119552

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SecurityFocus: 104413 - Adobe Flash Player APSB18-19 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041058

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2018 21:52
Updated: 02/19/2020 14:26
Changes: 06/14/2018 21:52 (78), 02/19/2020 14:26 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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