Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-2991
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 codec (related to decompression). 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: 0.087 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.087 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Flash Player
- Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Chrome OS
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 And Earlier. — versions Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2991?
- CVE-2017-2991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-02-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2991?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.