Use After Free in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-11215
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-33.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3222 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-13 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101837 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039778 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11215?
- CVE-2017-11215 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11215?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.