Actively exploited in the wild
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe - Flash Player · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CVE-2018-4878
HighCVSS 7.8KEVSummary
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. It 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, and it was exploited in the wild in January and February 2018.
Risk Assessment
The risk includes potential remote code execution in browsers and applications using Flash Player, which could lead to system compromise or data theft.
Recommendation
Immediately update Adobe Flash Player to the latest available version or remove it entirely from systems if not essential.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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.