Use After Free in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2018-4919
Adobe Flash Player versions 28.0.0.161 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.074 (94.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.076 · newest: 0.074 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Adobe Flash Player
- Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Chrome OS
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161 And Earlier Versions — versions Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161 and earlier versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0520 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-05.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103385 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040509 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4919?
- CVE-2018-4919 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4919?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.