CVE-2018-5002

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787 CWE-121

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions	Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196Issue Tracking
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-5002Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jul 9, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: May 23, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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