KLA11284 Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

Multiple serious vulnerabilities were found in Adobe Flash Player. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information, execute arbitrary code.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. A out-of-bounds read vulnerability can be exploited remotely via specially crafted SWF file to obtain sensitive information;
2. A type confusion vulnerability can be exploited remotely via specially crafted SWF file to execute arbitrary code.

Technical details

To update Adobe Flash Player ActiveX (detected as Flash.ocx) on Windows 8 and higher, install latest updates from Control Panel

Original advisories

APSB18-24

Exploitation

Malware exists for this vulnerability. Usually such malware is classified as Exploit. More details.

Related products

Adobe-Flash-Player-ActiveX

Adobe-Flash-Player-NPAPI

Adobe-Flash-Player-PPAPI

CVE list

CVE-2018-5007 high

CVE-2018-5008 warning

Solution

Update to the latest version

Flash Player Download Center

Impacts

• ACE

Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to executing by abuser any code or commands at vulnerable machine or process.

• OSI

Obtain sensitive information. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to capturing by abuser information, critical for user or system.

• SB

Security bypass. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to performing actions restricted by current security settings.

Affected Products

• Adobe Flash Player earlier than 30.0.0.134