Use After Free Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:28.0.0.161-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
97.24% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1517333
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Feb 2018

Introduced: 1 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-4878  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:28.0.0.161-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0285.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flash-plugin package and not the flash-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. This vulnerability occurs due to a dangling pointer in the Primetime SDK related to media player handling of listener objects. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution. This was exploited in the wild in January and February 2018.

CVSS Scores

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