High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-4871
CVE-2018-4871
Description
An Out-of-bounds Read issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.137. This vulnerability occurs because of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
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Affected products
1- Range: <28.0.0.137
Patches
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102465nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040155nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0081nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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