Adobe Flash Player up to 31.0.0.122 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 31.0.0.122. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-15978. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 31.0.0.122 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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:

Flash Player versions 31.0.0.122 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was presented 11/29/2018 by Sean (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-15978 since 08/28/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118909 (Adobe Flash Player <= 31.0.0.122 (APSB18-39)), 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 100347 (Microsoft Windows Adobe Flash Player Security Update for November 2018 (ADV180025)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118909) and SecurityFocus (BID 105909†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 118909
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 31.0.0.122 (APSB18-39)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3618
Researcher: Sean
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-15978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127298
SecurityFocus: 105909 - Adobe Flash Player Out-Of-Bounds Read CVE-2018-15978 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1042098

Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2018 07:59
Updated: 06/12/2023 08:39
Changes: 11/30/2018 07:59 (71), 04/16/2020 09:22 (7), 06/12/2023 08:39 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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