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CVE-2018-4945 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.8 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 2.8

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.8 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104413 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 Third Party Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast (CWE-704)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.3

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime
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Up to (including)
29.0.0.171
Running on/with
 cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:-
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 cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-
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 cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:-
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:::~~~chrome~~
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Up to (including)
29.0.0.171
Running on/with
 cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:-
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 cpe:/o:google:chrome_os:-
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 cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-
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 cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:-
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Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:::~~~edge~~
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Up to (including)
29.0.0.171
 cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player:::~~~internet_explorer_11~~
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Up to (including)
29.0.0.171
Running on/with
 cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:-
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 cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-
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Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0
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 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0
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 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-4945
NVD Published Date:
07/09/2018
NVD Last Modified:
03/07/2019