computer vulnerability alert CVE-2017-11292

Adobe Flash Player: memory corruption via Type Confusion

Synthesis of the vulnerability

An attacker can generate a memory corruption via Type Confusion of Adobe Flash Player, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to run code.
Severity of this weakness: 4/4.
Creation date: 16/10/2017.
Références of this bulletin: ADV170018, APSB17-32, CERTFR-2017-AVI-355, CVE-2017-11292, RHSA-2017:2899-01, VIGILANCE-VUL-24150.
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Description of the vulnerability

An attacker can generate a memory corruption via Type Confusion of Adobe Flash Player, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to run code.
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This computer threat alert impacts software or systems such as Flash Player, Windows 10, Windows 2012, Windows 2016, Windows 8, Windows RT, RHEL.

Our Vigil@nce team determined that the severity of this weakness announce is critical.

The trust level is of type confirmed by the editor, with an origin of document.

An attacker with a expert ability can exploit this computer weakness bulletin.

Solutions for this threat

Adobe Flash Player: version 27.0.0.170.
The version 27.0.0.170 is fixed:
  https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

RHEL 6.9: new flash-plugin packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 6: flash-plugin 27.0.0.170-1.el6_9

Windows: patch for Adobe Flash.
A patch is available:
  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4049179/security-update-for-adobe-flash-player-october-17-2017
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