CVE-2018-4933
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-05-19 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 05:18
Severity ?
Summary
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.113 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
Impacted products
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