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Actively exploited · Published Jul 9, 2018 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2018-5002

High 7.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity stack buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 23, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 24.4% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)24.4%top 2.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since May 23, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 13, 2022.

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions

Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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