CVE-2018-4945
published 2018-07-09CVE-2018-4945: Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the…
PriorityP348high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
6.81%
93.3th percentile
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | <= 29.0.0.171 | — |
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | <= 29.0.0.171 | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-19)
vendor_redhat·2018-06-07·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-4945 [HIGH] flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-19)
flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-19)
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
GHSA
GHSA-6hqx-c46p-38ww: Adobe Flash Player versions 29
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-4945 [HIGH] CWE-704 GHSA-6hqx-c46p-38ww: Adobe Flash Player versions 29
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
OSV
CVE-2018-4945: Adobe Flash Player versions 29
osv·2018-07-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-4945 [HIGH] CVE-2018-4945: Adobe Flash Player versions 29
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-4945 flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-19)
bugzilla·2018-06-07·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-4945 [HIGH] CVE-2018-4945 flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-19)
CVE-2018-4945 flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-19)
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB18-19 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-2018-4945
External References:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html
Discussion:
This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
Via RHSA-2018:1827 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104413http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104413http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
2018-07-09
Published