Adobe Flash Player up to 30.0.0.134 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 30.0.0.134. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-12828. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 30.0.0.134 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlier have a "use of a component with a known vulnerability" vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/29/2018 with Tencent as APSB18-25 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12828 since 06/25/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111683 (Adobe Flash Player <= 30.0.0.134 (APSB18-25)), 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 371138 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB18-25)).

Upgrading to version 30.0.0.154 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (111683) and SecurityFocus (BID 105071†). The entries VDB-123363, VDB-123364, VDB-123365 and VDB-123366 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 111683
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 30.0.0.134 (APSB18-25)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 30.0.0.154

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-25
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123367

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SecurityFocus: 105071 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2018-12828 Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2018 08:10
Updated: 05/06/2023 08:54
Changes: 08/30/2018 08:10 (77), 03/19/2020 08:58 (5), 05/06/2023 08:54 (4)
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