CVE-2018-15978 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player versions 31.0.0.122 and earlier, impacting various platforms including Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that could lead to significant information disclosure. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV) or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. However, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 31.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 31.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 31.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 31.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.