7.8
High
CVE-2018-4878 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Active exploitation observed
· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware campaigns
Known to be used
Weakness
CWE-416
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161 | Versions not published |