VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2018-15982
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 89.1%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 89.15% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 15 February 2022 · due 15 August 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · adobe/flash player installer
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
CISA notes
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15982
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/195Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15982Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.