CVE-2018-5008

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.113 and earlier versions have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability....

7.5 High

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.113 and earlier versions 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: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

6.68%Up 2.0 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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

Record: CVE-2018-5008
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2018-5008
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-16794 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2018-16794
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqr4-8jm7-g4jj 7.5

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.113 and earlier versions have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability....

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

Record: GHSA-mqr4-8jm7-g4jj
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2018:2175 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update

Record: RHSA-2018:2175
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2018-0315 No score

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerabilities:

A type confusion vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2018-5007).
An out of bounds read that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2018-5008).

Record: MGASA-2018-0315
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-player-plugin` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30.0.0.134-1.mga6.nonfree	30.0.0.134-1.mga6.nonfree
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:30.0.0.134-1.el6	0:30.0.0.134-1.el6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-5008 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Adobe Flash Player, published July 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.68%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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