ADV180031 — December 2018 Adobe Flash Security Update

Executive Summary

This security update addresses the following vulnerabilities, which are described in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB18-42 :

Overview

Critical

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Not Found

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Remote Code Execution

Released Dec 11 2018

Last Updated Dec 11 2018

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score

No EPSS score available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

22 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows RT 8.1	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows Server 2012	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows Server 2012 R2	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows Server 2016	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Adobe Flash Player on Windows Server 2019	`4471331 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes

Patches

1 patch

Article	Type	Restart
`4471331`	Security Update	Yes

Exploits & PoC

No public exploit or PoC has been linked for this CVE yet. When available, references are sourced from public repositories and may be unverified or non-functional — review carefully before use.

Detection Rules

No public Sigma or Nuclei detection rule has been mapped to this CVE yet. Coverage is concentrated on exploited / high-profile vulnerabilities; check SigmaHQ for updates.

Acknowledgments

None

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD