SB2018041016 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Published: April 10, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041016
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
6
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4932)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4935)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4937)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4933)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and access arbitrary files.
5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4934)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and access arbitrary files.
6) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4936)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .swf file, trigger memory corruption and access arbitrary files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.