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
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: 0.339 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.339 · newest: 0.339 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100710 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42782/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42781/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-28.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2702 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039314 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.