MGASA-2018-0120

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    MGASA-2018-0120

    Published: 7 Feb 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161 addresses critical use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2018-4877, CVE-2018-4878). Successful exploitation could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2018-4878 exists in the wild, and is being used in limited, targeted attacks against Windows users. These attacks leverage Office documents with embedded malicious Flash content distributed via email.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0120.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22534, https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: flash-player-plugin

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/flash-player-plugin?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -28.0.0.161-1.mga6.nonfree

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High