CVE-2018-4937
Publication date 19 May 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.113 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| adobe-flashplugin | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:20180410.1-0ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:20180410.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:20180410.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
|
| flashplugin-nonfree | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 29.0.0.140ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 29.0.0.140ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 29.0.0.140ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |