CVEs / CVE-2018-15982
CVE-2018-15982: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 15 Feb 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 89.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Adobe Flash Player com.adobe.tvsdk.mediacore.metadata Use After Free Vulnerability
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 15 Feb 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 15 Aug 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2018-15982 on NVD
- CVE-2018-15982 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795 Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/195 Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15982 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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