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CVE-2018-5001
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to…
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 13.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
Timeline
ID reserved
By adobe
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.1% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions
- affected Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171 and earlier versions
References
5
- RHSA-2018:1827 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1041058 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201806-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 104413 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-16787 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-5001)Record last updated .