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CVE-2018-5002

CVE-2018-5002HIGH

n/a Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions — Adobe Flash Player

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .2506   97.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                                             Versions                                              Fixed
  Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions  Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 3   Reserved by adobe
  Jul 9   Published (CNA: adobe)
  May 23  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-13

CWE-121 · CNA: adobe · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · KEV due June 13, 2022

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 3, 2018	Reserved	Reserved by adobe
July 9, 2018	Published	Published (CNA: adobe)
May 23, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-13

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions	—	Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions	—

Weaknesses

CWE-121

References (7)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 [issue-tracking]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html [x_refsource_MISC]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-5002 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2018-5002 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-121

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