Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-5002
Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vul - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:07 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Adobe Flash Player have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

Required Action :

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5002

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-5002 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5002 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_8.1
3 Microsoft windows
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime
2 Adobe flash_player
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Google chrome_os
: Total Affected Vendor : 6 | Products : 11
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-5002.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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lnick2023/nicenice

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Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

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Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
548 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
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xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

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Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
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tomoyamachi/gocarts

checking alerts of X-CERT

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Updated: 3 years, 7 months ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 15, 2018, 6:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 53 different CVEs too.
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PaloAltoNetworks/research-notes

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
44 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2018, 4:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
3331 stars 680 fork 680 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-5002 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5002 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 29.0.0.171 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* versions up to (including) 29.0.0.171 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* versions up to (including) 29.0.0.171 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:* versions up to (including) 29.0.0.171 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5002 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5002 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.59 }} 4.47%

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0.94469

percentile

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