{ "containers": { "cna": { "affected": [ { "product": "Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161" } ] } ], "datePublic": "2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "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." } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "description": "use-after-free", "lang": "en", "type": "text" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "dateUpdated": "2018-05-03T09:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "078d4453-3bcd-4900-85e6-15281da43538", "shortName": "adobe" }, "references": [ { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html" }, { "name": "RHSA-2018:0285", "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285" }, { "name": "1040318", "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK" ], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318" }, { "name": "102893", "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID" ], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "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" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/" }, { "name": "44412", "tags": [ "exploit", "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB" ], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/" } ], "x_legacyV4Record": { "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "psirt@adobe.com", "ID": "CVE-2018-4878", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "use-after-free" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html" }, { "name": "https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/" }, { "name": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html" }, { "name": "RHSA-2018:0285", "refsource": "REDHAT", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285" }, { "name": "1040318", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318" }, { "name": "102893", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893" }, { "name": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html" }, { "name": "https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign" }, { "name": "https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139" }, { "name": "https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day" }, { "name": "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", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "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" }, { "name": "https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878" }, { "name": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/" }, { "name": "44412", "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/" } ] } } }, "adp": [ { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T05:18:26.723Z" }, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [ { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html" }, { "name": "RHSA-2018:0285", "tags": [ "vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285" }, { "name": "1040318", "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318" }, { "name": "102893", "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "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" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/" }, { "name": "44412", "tags": [ "exploit", "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/" } ] }, { "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-416", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-416 Use After Free" } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4878", "tags": [ "government-resource" ] }, { "url": "https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196", "tags": [ "issue-tracking" ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2025-11-17T19:26:05.552854Z", "id": "CVE-2018-4878", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "active" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } }, { "other": { "type": "kev", "content": { "dateAdded": "2021-11-03", "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4878" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-17T19:33:19.689Z" } } ] }, "cveMetadata": { "assignerOrgId": "078d4453-3bcd-4900-85e6-15281da43538", "assignerShortName": "adobe", "cveId": "CVE-2018-4878", "datePublished": "2018-02-06T20:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-17T19:33:19.689Z", "state": "PUBLISHED" }, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2" }