ghsa-2rf4-mpg3-phjw
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Published
2022-05-13 01:02
Modified
2025-10-22 00:31
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. This vulnerability occurs due to a dangling pointer in the Primetime SDK related to media player handling of listener objects. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution. This was exploited in the wild in January and February 2018.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-4878"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-02-06T21:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. This vulnerability occurs due to a dangling pointer in the Primetime SDK related to media player handling of listener objects. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution. This was exploited in the wild in January and February 2018.",
  "id": "GHSA-2rf4-mpg3-phjw",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:31:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:02:18Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4878"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878"
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      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4878"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412"
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      "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/vulnerabilities-and-exploits/north-korean-hackers-allegedly-exploit-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-cve-2018-4878-against-south-korean-targets"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  ]
}


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