Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash_player

CVE-2017-11281

Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the text handling function. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. This affects 26.0.0.151 and earlier.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.609 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • psirt@adobe.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11281?
CVE-2017-11281 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-11281?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11281 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.