CVE-2018-4878 (GCVE-0-2018-4878)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-02-06 20:00
Modified
2025-11-17 19:33
CWE
  • use-after-free
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161 Version: Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2022-05-03

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4878

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