CVE-2018-5001
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability....
CVE-2018-5001 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Adobe Flash Player, published June 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.2%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in flash-player-plugin 30.0.0.113-1.mga6.nonfree.
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2018-5001- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2018-5001- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-16787 No score
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
- Record
EUVD-2018-16787- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-763q-c4f2-pmv8
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability....
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
- Record
GHSA-763q-c4f2-pmv8- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:1827
Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:1827- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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 information disclosure.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5001- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0286 No score
Updated flash-player-plugin packages fixes security issues
Updated flash-player-plugin packages fixes the following security issues
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information (CVE-2018-4945, CVE-2018-5000, CVE-2018-5001, CVE-2018-5002).
In response to a class of recently disclosed vulnerabilities in popular CPU hardware related to data cache timing (CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5754), known popularly as Spectre and Meltdown, Adobe are disabling the ‘shareable’ property of the ActionScript ByteArray class by default. For more info see the referenced adobe release notes.
- Record
MGASA-2018-0286- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flash-player-pluginMageia:6 |
before 30.0.0.113-1.mga6.nonfree | 30.0.0.113-1.mga6.nonfree |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 |
before 0:30.0.0.113-1.el6_9 | 0:30.0.0.113-1.el6_9 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 30.0.0.113ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1 Show 45 moreShow less11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.577ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.635ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.637ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.643ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.644ubuntu0.14.04.124.0.0.186ubuntu0.14.04.124.0.0.194ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
30.0.0.113ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 30.0.0.113ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 11.2.202.540ubuntu211.2.202.548ubuntu111.2.202.554ubuntu111.2.202.559ubuntu111.2.202.569ubuntu1 Show 30 moreShow less11.2.202.577ubuntu111.2.202.616ubuntu111.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.635ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.637ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.643ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.644ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.186ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.194ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.221ubuntu0.16.04.125.0.0.127ubuntu0.16.04.125.0.0.148ubuntu0.16.04.125.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.126ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.131ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.137ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.151ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.130ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.159ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.170ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.183ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.187ubuntu0.16.04.128.0.0.126ubuntu0.16.04.128.0.0.137ubuntu0.16.04.128.0.0.161ubuntu0.16.04.129.0.0.113ubuntu0.16.04.129.0.0.140ubuntu0.16.04.129.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
30.0.0.113ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 30.0.0.113ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 27.0.0.170ubuntu127.0.0.187ubuntu128.0.0.126ubuntu128.0.0.137ubuntu128.0.0.161ubuntu1 Show 5 moreShow less28.0.0.161ubuntu228.0.0.161ubuntu329.0.0.113ubuntu129.0.0.140ubuntu129.0.0.171ubuntu1 |
30.0.0.113ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827
securitytracker.com/id/1041058
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-19.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
securityfocus.com/bid/104413
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5001
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-763q-c4f2-pmv8
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0286.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23175
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588500
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhsa-2018_1827.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4945
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5001
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018-1827.html
Left out here: 19 versions. The JSON record has them.