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CVE-2018-5002 is a stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player affecting Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome, and Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 version 29.0.0.171 and earlier. The flaw can be triggered by malicious Flash content, including Flash content embedded in a specially crafted Microsoft Office document that loads the vulnerable Flash ActiveX component. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability was reported as exploited in the wild and was used in targeted attacks in which a malicious Office document delivered Flash content that downloaded and executed additional payloads.
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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.
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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