Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player

CVE-2017-2997

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the Primetime TVSDK that supports customizing ad information. 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: 0.074 (94.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-2997: held from 0.074 to 0.074.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.074 · newest: 0.074 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2997?
CVE-2017-2997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-2997?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-2997 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.