Use After Free in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-3073
Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability when handling multiple mask properties of display objects, aka memory corruption. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.049 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · 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)
- 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-2017-3073?
- CVE-2017-3073 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-2017-3073?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.