vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-4878: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 6, 2018 | Mar 19, 2018 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 6, 2018
Added
Mar 19, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-plugins-adobe-flash
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