CVE-2018-4878 in adobe flash player
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What the vulnerability is
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.
Affected software: adobe flash player, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux server, redhat enterprise linux workstation
Scores
- CVSS: 7.8 (high)
- EPSS: 90.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- CISA KEV: Known exploited, listed 2021-11-03, used in ransomware
- Published: 2018-02-06
What LogPulse has for it
- Detection rule: No
- Agent check (vulnerable version): Yes, published
- Mitigation: No
Source data: NIST NVD, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. LogPulse processes new CVEs every hour.
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