Use After Free in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-2937
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript FileReference class, when using class inheritance. 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-2017-2937?
- CVE-2017-2937 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-2017-2937?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.