CVE-2018-5002: Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVE-2018-5002 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-23

Adobe Flash Player contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-121) due to improper bounds checking. Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Technologies: Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash Player. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-5002 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2018-5002 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 23 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2018-5002?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 23 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-5002?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2018-5002 attacked?
It is attacked over the network or with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-5002?
Check whether you run Adobe AIR or Adobe Flash Player. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2018-06-07: advisory: Adobe APSB18-19 advisory published
  • 2022-05-23: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2022-05-23: disclosed: NVD publication date
  • 2022-06-13: other: CISA due date for remediation (disconnect EOL product)

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