flash-plugin: use-after-free causing remote code execution (APSB18-03)
Published Feb 6, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.35%
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. This vulnerability occurs due to a dangling pointer in the Primetime SDK related to media player's quality of service functionality. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161 Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- < 28.0.0.161
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
Configuration 3
- < 28.0.0.161
- < 28.0.0.161
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 4
- < 28.0.0.161
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:28.0.0.161-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2018:0285
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:28.0.0.161-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0285 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.35% (0.08349) | 94.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.51% (0.08505) | 94.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 5.04% (0.05038) | 89.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 3.85% (0.03851) | 87.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | 5.04% (0.05038) | 89.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.22% (0.06224) | 89.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.02% (0.21016) | 92.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.22% (0.06224) | 90.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 85.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 83.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01148) | 83.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 83.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 1.37% (0.01371) | 84.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01461) | 85.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 84.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 85.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01750) | 86.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.20% (0.02199) | 87.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 84.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 3, 2022 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 83.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.10% (0.03097) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.10% (0.03097) | 64.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.45% (0.06447) | 82.52th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.45% (0.06447) | 82.35th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 6.45% (0.06447) | 90.17th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 6.45% (0.06447) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102930 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4877 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1541981 Issue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4877
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4877
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102930 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4877 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1541981 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4877 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4877 |
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