CVE-2018-5165

In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to...

Researcher Publishes Method for Bypassing Flash Local-with-filesystem Sandbox

A security researcher has published a simple method for bypassing one of the sandboxes that Adobe has implemented to prevent Flash files from taking unwanted or malicious actions on users’ PCs. Billy Rios, a well-known application security researcher, developed a quick method for bypassing the...