CVE-2018-5002
HIGH KEVAdobe Flash Player < 29.0.0.171 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2018-5002 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added May 23, 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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-5002
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.4714
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2022-05-23
VulnCheck KEV
2018-06-07
InTheWild.io
2018-06-07
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2018-16788
CWE
CWE-121
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (5)
adobe/flash_player
< 29.0.0.171 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime
< 29.0.0.171
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
6.0
Published
Jul 09, 2018
KEV Added
May 23, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026