Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-3068
Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Advanced Video Coding engine. 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: 0.204 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.204 · newest: 0.204 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-12 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-15.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98349 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42017/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1219 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038427 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3068?
- CVE-2017-3068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3068?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.