What is CVE-2017-3071?

CVE-2017-3071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-3071?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Adobe Flash_player

CVE-2017-3071

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability when masking display objects. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.017 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Flash_player
Adobe Flash_player_desktop_runtime
Apple Mac_os_x
Google Chrome_os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows_10
Microsoft Windows_8.1
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3071?: CVE-2017-3071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-3071?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.