CVE-2018-15981
published 2018-11-29CVE-2018-15981: Flash Player versions 31.0.0.148 and earlier have a type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
PriorityP350critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
11.70%
95.6th percentile
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.148 and earlier have a type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | <= 31.0.0.148 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | — | — |
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | <= 31.0.0.148 | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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Red Hat
flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability (APSB18-44)
vendor_redhat·2018-11-20·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-15981 [CRITICAL] flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability (APSB18-44)
flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability (APSB18-44)
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.148 and earlier have a type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
GHSA
GHSA-j8f5-p7w2-6843: Flash Player versions 31
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-15981 [CRITICAL] CWE-704 GHSA-j8f5-p7w2-6843: Flash Player versions 31
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.148 and earlier have a type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-15981 flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability (APSB18-44)
bugzilla·2018-11-20·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-15981 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-15981 flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability (APSB18-44)
CVE-2018-15981 flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability (APSB18-44)
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB18-44 for Adobe Flash Player describes a flaw that can possibly lead to arbitrary code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file:
Type Confusion -- CVE-2018-15981
External References:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-44.html
Discussion:
This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
Via RHSA-2018:3644 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3644
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Adobe Issues Out-of-Band Patch for Critical Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15981)
blogs_tenable·2018-11-21·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Adobe Issues Out-of-Band Patch for Critical Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15981)
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Adobe Issues Out-of-Band Patch for Critical Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15981)
blogs_tenable·2018-11-21·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-15981 [CRITICAL] Adobe Issues Out-of-Band Patch for Critical Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15981)
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# Adobe Issues Out-of-Band Patch for Critical Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2018-15981)
Satnam Narang
November 21, 2018
2 Min Read
Adobe has released an out-of-band patch for a critical Flash Player vulnerability. Users are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
### Background
On November 20, Adobe released APSB18-44, an out-of-band (OOB) security bulletin to address a zero day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 31.0.0.148 and earlier for Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS.
This bulletin arrived seven days after Adobe released APSB18-39, it’s monthly security bulletin for November 2018. On the very same day, November 13, researcher Gil Dabah published a blog discussing his discovery of CVE-2018-15981.
It may not seem like a c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105964http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042151https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3644https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-44.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105964http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042151https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3644https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-44.html
2018-11-29
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