Advisory Details

September 11th, 2018

Adobe Flash NetConnection Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-5007
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Flash
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of NetConnection objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-24.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-04-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-09-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-09-11 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	willJ of Tencent PC Manager

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