SB2018041202 - Red Hat update for Adobe Flash Player
Published: April 12, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041202
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 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.
3) 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.
4) 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.
5) 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.
6) 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.