9.3

CVE-2018-4937: adobe flash_player Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-4937
Published 19-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-4937 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 25.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
25.69%
0%100%
High · -0.48 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2018:1119

Timeline

  1. 19-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

25.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.48 pp

From 26.16% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
25.69%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Adobe Flash - Out-of-Bounds Write in blur Filtering

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe2 products
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

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