FKIE_CVE-2018-5002

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-07-09 19:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:59
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827Third Party Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196Issue Tracking
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-5002Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime *
apple mac_os_x -
linux linux_kernel -
microsoft windows -
adobe flash_player *
apple mac_os_x -
google chrome_os -
linux linux_kernel -
microsoft windows -
adobe flash_player *
adobe flash_player *
microsoft windows_10 -
microsoft windows_8.1 -
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
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