What is CVE-2018-4945?

CVE-2018-4945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-4945?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player

CVE-2018-4945

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

EPSS: 0.068 (93.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Flash_player
Adobe Flash_player_desktop_runtime
Apple Mac_os_x
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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-704 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4945?: CVE-2018-4945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-4945?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.