Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2018-5007 and CVE-2018-5008 Microsoft Windows Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities

This is an advisory on multiple vulnerabilities reported in Flash player of Microsoft Windows.

IMPACT:  CRITICAL

PUBLISH DATE:  10-07-2018

OVERVIEW

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Microsoft Windows which can be exploited by people having malicious intentions. These vulnerabilities can be used to steal potentially sensitive information and a vulnerable system can be compromised.

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The Microsoft Windows has been found to be vulnerable to cyber threats, with reference to the vulnerabilities CVE-2018-5008 (Flash Plugin- Information Disclosure vulnerability) and CVE-2018-5007 (Flash Plugin- Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability).

These were reported by Pedro Sampaio and can be exploited to attack systems running outdated versions of Microsoft Windows.

Both these vulnerabilities are fixed in the updated flash plugin version 30.0.0.134.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 8.1
• Microsoft Windows 10
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016

RESOLVE

It is recommended to update your products in use. Updates are available for these products:

 Windows 10, x64-based systems: (KB4338832)

• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1607
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1703
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1709
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1803

Windows 10, 32-bit systems: (KB4338832)

• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1607
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1703
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1709
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1803

Others 

• Adobe Flash Player on Windows Server 2016 (KB4338832)
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows RT 8.1 (KB4338832)
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems (KB4338832)
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB4338832)
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems (KB4338832)
• Adobe Flash Player on Windows Server 2012 (KB4338832)

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