CVE-2018-4878
Published: 6 February 2018
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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adobe-flashplugin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(1:20180206.1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1)
|
trusty |
Released
(1:20180206.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(28.0.0.161)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(1:20180206.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
flashplugin-nonfree Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(28.0.0.161ubuntu0.17.10.1)
|
trusty |
Released
(28.0.0.161ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(28.0.0.161)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(28.0.0.161ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html
- https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html
- https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/vulnerabilities-and-exploits/north-korean-hackers-allegedly-exploit-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-cve-2018-4878-against-south-korean-targets
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4878
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian