Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-2931
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability related to the parsing of SWF metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.211 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.211 · newest: 0.211 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Flash Player
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Chrome OS
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 And Earlier. — versions Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0057.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037570 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95350 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41608/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2931?
- CVE-2017-2931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2931?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.