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CVE-2018-5008

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5008 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.113 and earlier, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to significant information disclosure. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 30.0.0.113CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 30.0.0.113CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 30.0.0.113CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 30.0.0.113CPE 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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0676 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:30.0.0.134-1.el6
View patch
adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5008Important

flash-plugin: Information Disclosure vulnerability (APSB18-24)

Jul 10, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:2175
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb18-24.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104698
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041248
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry