CVE-2018-5002
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 24% (percentile: 98) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787, CWE-121
Affected products
adobe: flash player desktop runtime; apple: mac os x; linux: linux kernel; microsoft: windows; adobe: flash player; google: chrome os; microsoft: windows 10; microsoft: windows 8.1; redhat: enterprise linux desktop; redhat: enterprise linux server; redhat: enterprise linux workstation
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html PatchVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 Third Party Advisory