NVD

CVE-2018-4878 Detail

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html	Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893	Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318	Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878	Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html	Vendor Advisory
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139	Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html	Third Party Advisory
https://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-targets	Technical Description Third Party Advisory

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name	Date Added	Due Date	Required Action
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability	11/03/2021	05/03/2022	The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	NIST

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Change History

9 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 4/18/2022 10:26:17 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/ No Types Assigned	https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139 Third Party Advisory	https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139 Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/ No Types Assigned	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44412/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/01/2018 9:32:23 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 28.0.0.161 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::chrome:: versions up to (excluding) 28.0.0.161 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge:: versions up to (excluding) 28.0.0.161 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::internet_explorer_11:: versions up to (excluding) 28.0.0.161 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-416
Changed	Reference Type	http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html No Types Assigned	http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102893 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040318 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0285 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign No Types Assigned	https://blog.morphisec.com/flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878-spotted-in-the-wild-massive-malspam-campaign Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day No Types Assigned	https://github.com/InQuest/malware-samples/tree/master/CVE-2018-4878-Adobe-Flash-DRM-UAF-0day Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/vysec/CVE-2018-4878 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html No Types Assigned	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-03.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/ No Types Assigned	https://threatpost.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/129742/ Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139 No Types Assigned	https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/adobe-flash-vulnerability-reappears-in-malicious-word-files/d/d-id/1331139 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html No Types Assigned	https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://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-targets No Types Assigned	https://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-targets Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-4878
NVD Published Date:
02/06/2018
NVD Last Modified:
04/18/2022
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

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CVE-2018-4878 Detail

Description

Severity

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

Modified Analysis by NIST 4/18/2022 10:26:17 AM

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 9/08/2021 1:19:05 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 5/03/2018 9:29:13 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 3/08/2018 9:29:04 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/01/2018 9:32:23 AM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 2/27/2018 9:29:03 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 2/12/2018 9:29:01 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 2/08/2018 9:29:03 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 2/07/2018 9:29:04 PM

Quick Info