Out-of-bounds Write Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:30.0.0.113-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
15.17% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1517821
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Jun 2018

Introduced: 7 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:30.0.0.113-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1827.

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.

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.