redhat enterprise-linux-desktop CVE-2018-5002 in Red Hat and Adobe Products
Published on July 9, 2018

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Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe Flash Player have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 13, 2022: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2018-5002 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?

A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

CVE-2018-5002 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
45.01%
Percentile
97.52%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.