Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2018· Updated Nov 17, 2025
CVE-2018-4878
CVE-2018-4878
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.
Affected products
1- Range: Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
13- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/mitreexploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaignmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0daymitrex_refsource_MISC
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- 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-targetsmitrex_refsource_MISC
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