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High · 7.8 Known exploited CVE-2018-5002 EUVD-2018-16788GHSA-3rj8-qvqp-3335

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to …

Published Jul 9, 2018 · Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS flashplugin-nonfree 30.0.0.113ubuntu0.18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS flashplugin-nonfree 30.0.0.113ubuntu0.16.04.1 —
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS flashplugin-nonfree 30.0.0.113ubuntu0.14.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 6 flash-plugin 30.0.0.113-1.el6_9 RHSA-2018:1827

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