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CVE-2018-5002 is a stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier that permits arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Affected products include Flash Player Desktop Runtime, Flash Player for Google Chrome, and Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11. Exploitation was observed in targeted attacks against victims in the Middle East using specially crafted Microsoft Office documents that loaded vulnerable Flash ActiveX content. The vulnerability was used to deploy the CHAINSHOT multistage malware toolkit.
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A specific Adobe Flash zero-day vulnerability used in targeted attacks to deliver the CHAINSHOT malware framework via weaponized Microsoft Excel documents embedding a Shockwave Flash ActiveX object.
An Adobe Flash zero-day exploited in targeted attacks to execute shellcode and load the CHAINSHOT malware. Malicious Excel documents launch a Flash downloader that retrieves encrypted exploit and shellcode payloads. The multistage chain ultimately attempts to download a final implant, which researchers could not obtain.
A critical Adobe Flash Player arbitrary code execution vulnerability that can be triggered (e.g., via a crafted Office document loading the Flash ActiveX control) to execute attacker-controlled code in the context of the current user, enabling download and execution of additional malicious payloads from remote servers.
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