CVE-2018-4944
Publication date 19 May 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion 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 1:20180508.1-0ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
|
| flashplugin-nonfree | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 29.0.0.171ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 29.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 29.0.0.171ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |