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CVE-2018-4878

CWE-416

Critical

91.7

RPS

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.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
89.53%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Nov 2021
Fix commit
Fix commit known
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-416
Published
6 Feb 2018
Last modified 18 Nov 2025

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CVE-2018-4878 · RPS 91.7 · DevSecure Intelligence