What is CVE-2018-4877?

CVE-2018-4877 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-4877?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Adobe Flash_player

CVE-2018-4877

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. This vulnerability occurs due to a dangling pointer in the Primetime SDK related to media player's quality of service functionality. A successful attack…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.083 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Flash_player
Apple Macos
Google Chrome_os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows_10
Microsoft Windows_8.1
Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4877?: CVE-2018-4877 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-4877?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.