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CVE-2018-4878

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161.

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Adobe Flash Player is affected by a memory handling flaw in its Primetime SDK's media player code. A successful attack could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the affected system.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161

    Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161

References 14

blog.talosintelligence.com

threatpost.com

helpx.adobe.com

access.redhat.com

securitytracker.com

securityfocus.com

fireeye.com

blog.morphisec.com

darkreading.com

GitHub · InQuest/malware-samples

trendmicro.com

GitHub · vysec/CVE-2018-4878

securingtomorrow.mcafee.com

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