CVE-2018-4878

7.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: February 06, 2018 Modified: November 18, 2025
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/vulnerabilities-and-exploits/north-korean-hackers-allegedly-exploit-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-cve-2018-4878-against-south-korean-targets
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/vulnerabilities-and-exploits/north-korean-hackers-allegedly-exploit-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-cve-2018-4878-against-south-korean-targets
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Issue Tracking
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4878
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
93.1%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416 CWE-416

Affected Vendors

redhat adobe linux google microsoft apple

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