Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-2998
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Primetime TVSDK API functionality related to timeline interactions. 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: 0.041 (90.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · 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 24.0.0.221 And Earlier. — versions Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.221 and earlier.
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96866 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2998?
- CVE-2017-2998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2998?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-2998 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.