CVE-2018-4932: adobe flash_player Use After Free
CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-4932
Published 19-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-4932 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 5.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
5.11%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 19-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.113 and earlier have an exploitable Use-After-Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 8.8Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 9.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
5.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 5.11% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score5.11%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Adobe2 products
- flash_player≤ 29.0.0.113
- flash_player_desktop_runtime≤ 29.0.0.113
Ubuntu1 product
- flashplugin-nonfree< 29.0.0.140ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 29.0.0.140ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 29.0.0.140ubuntu1
2 vendors · 3 products
References
8 links- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-08.htmlX Refsource MISCPatchVendor AdvisoryREPORT