CVE-2018-4871

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

An Out-of-bounds Read issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.137. This vulnerability occurs because of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.

Affected products

Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: through 28.0.0.126
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102465
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040155
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0081
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102465
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040155
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0081
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-01.html

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