Use After Free in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-2936
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript FileReference class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.062 (93.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · 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)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95342 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2936?
- CVE-2017-2936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2936?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.