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zdiWillJ of Tencent PC ManagerZDI-18-1009
HistorySep 11, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Adobe Flash NetConnection Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-09-1100:00:00
willJ of Tencent PC Manager
www.zerodayinitiative.com
19

EPSS

0.016

Percentile

87.4%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of NetConnection objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.