CVE-2018-4877

N/A
Published: February 6, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation· also runs on 6 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%

Description

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's quality of service functionality. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 28.0.0.161
Affected range stops below 28.0.0.161, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · google-chrome-os (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102930
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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