CVE-2018-4878
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-4878 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-02-06 21:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-04-18 14:26:00 UTC |
| 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 handling of listener objects. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution. This was exploited in the wild in January and February 2018. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.933610000 probability, percentile 0.998090000 (date 2026-04-02)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Known
Problem Types: CWE-416
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Adobe |
|---|---|
| Product | Flash Player |
| Name | Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
| Required Action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4878 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Adobe | Flash Player | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Macos | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Chrome Os | - | All | All | All | |
| Operating System | Chrome Os | - | All | All | All | |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 10 | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 10 | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Exploit, CVE-2018-4878, Spotted in The Wild as Part of Massive Malspam Campaign | MISC | blog.morphisec.com | Third Party Advisory |
| North Korean Hackers Allegedly Exploit Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2018-4878) Against South Korean Targets - Security News - Trend Micro USA | MISC | www.trendmicro.com | Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Memory Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Adobe Flash < 28.0.0.161 - Use-After-Free - Multiple remote Exploit | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | |
| Talos Blog || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence: Flash 0-Day In The Wild: Group 123 At The Controls | MISC | blog.talosintelligence.com | Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| Adobe Flash Player Zero-Day Spotted in the Wild | The first stop for security news | Threatpost | MISC | threatpost.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Adobe Flash Vulnerability Reappears in Malicious ... | MISC | www.darkreading.com | Third Party Advisory |
| malware-samples/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day at master · InQuest/malware-samples · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| How Hackers Bypassed an Adobe Flash Protection Mechanism | McAfee Blogs | MISC | securingtomorrow.mcafee.com | |
| GitHub - vysec/CVE-2018-4878: Aggressor Script to launch IE driveby for CVE-2018-4878 | MISC | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Adobe Security Bulletin | MISC | helpx.adobe.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Attacks Leveraging Adobe Zero-Day (CVE-2018-4878) – Threat Attribution, Attack Scenario and Recommendations « Attacks Leveraging Adobe Zero-Day (CVE-2018-4878) – Threat Attribution, Attack Scenario and Recommendations | FireEye Inc | MISC | www.fireeye.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Adobe Flash Player CVE-2018-4878 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.