Bug 656230

Summary:	<www-plugins/adobe-flash-29.0.0.171: Type confusion vulnerability
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot <glsamaker>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	desktop-misc, jer
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	B2 [glsa+ cve]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2018-05-21 12:36:54 UTC

CVE-2018-4944 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4944):
  Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier have an exploitable type
  confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary
  code execution in the context of the current user.


@Maintainers fixed versions are available upstream. Please call for stabilization when ready.

Comment 1 GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2018-06-13 20:55:09 UTC

This issue was resolved and addressed in
 GLSA 201806-02 at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
by GLSA coordinator Aaron Bauman (b-man).