High severity · published Jul 9, 2018
CVE-2018-5002
Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
25.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)25.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 23, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 13, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions ·
Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions · source: vendor
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
FP
Flash Player · Adobe
through 29.0.0.171; through 29.0.0.171; through 29.0.0.171 · source: NVD, KEV
FP
Flash Player Desktop Runtime · Adobe
through 29.0.0.171 · source: NVD
Affected product
AF
Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5002
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5002
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058
x_refsource_MISC
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html
vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412