Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVE-2018-5002
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:25.35%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-121 ↗CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| adobe | flash_player | all |
| chrome_os | all | |
| microsoft | windows_10 | all |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | all |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-01-03T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-07-09T19:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-07-09 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-17T20:15:04 |
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