CVE-2018-12828 Privilege escalation in Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlier

What is CVE-2018-12828?

CVE-2018-12828 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 29 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlier have a "use of a component with a known vulnerability" vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12828?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Adobe Flash Player, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12828?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-12828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

• CVE-2017-11292 Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7892 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7855 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0497 Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-0643 Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Exploited High 8.8

All Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fc65-rmq4-2hch, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12828.