CVE-2018-5008

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.113 and earlier versions have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Published: 2018-07-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-5008 is rated High Risk (67.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.76%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.80% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5008

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.96% 6.76% +4.80%
2 2026-02-03 2.06% 1.96% -0.10%
3 2025-11-21 2.06%

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-5008

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-5008

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-5008

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5008

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-5008

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime <= 30.0.0.113 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 30.0.0.113 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 30.0.0.113 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 30.0.0.113 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-5008

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