Use After Free Affecting flashplugin-nonfree package, versions <28.0.0.161ubuntu0.17.10.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
97.24% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1710-FLASHPLUGINNONFREE-431370
  • published6 Feb 2018
  • disclosed6 Feb 2018

Introduced: 6 Feb 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:17.10 flashplugin-nonfree to version 28.0.0.161ubuntu0.17.10.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flashplugin-nonfree package and not the flashplugin-nonfree package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.10 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.

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