CVE-2018-5001 is an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to high information disclosure. While no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, media coverage indicates it was a zero-day actively exploited in targeted attacks at the time of discovery. Community discussion also reflects significant attention to this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 29.0.0.171CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 29.0.0.171CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 29.0.0.171CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 29.0.0.171CPE 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:R/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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.