PT-2018-3762 · Adobe+2 · Flash Player+2

Published 2018-06-07 · Updated 2025-11-18 · CVE-2018-5002

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This is due to a buffer overflow vulnerability that enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier, update to a version later than 29.0.0.171 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Adobe Flash Player until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive data and systems to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Stack Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2115

ALT-PU-2018-2414

BDU:2021-05395

CVE-2018-5002

MGASA-2018-0286

RHSA-2018:1827

RHSA-2018_1827

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Flash Player

Red Hat

References · 26

• 🔥 http://blogs.360.cn/blog/cve-2018-5002-en · Exploit
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0286.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0286 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5002 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05395 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5002 · Security Note
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/195 · Note
• https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23175 · Note