CVE-2018-15983 describes an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier, affecting products across Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft platforms. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that could lead to significant privilege escalation, including high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.