CVE-2018-4878

Vulnerability Description

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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References

• http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.htmlTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893Broken Link
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318Broken Link
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285Third Party Advisory
• https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massiThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-FlashThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878Third Party Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-proExploitThird Party Advisory
• https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappePress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zeThird Party Advisory
• https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/vulnerabilities-and-exploits/nTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
• http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.htmlTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory