Use After Free in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2017-3083
Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK functionality related to the profile metadata of the media stream. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.144 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.144 · newest: 0.144 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Flash Player
- Adobe Flash Player 25.0.0.171 And Earlier. — versions Adobe Flash Player 25.0.0.171 and earlier.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-17.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99023 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038655 (vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1439 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-15 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3083?
- CVE-2017-3083 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3083?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.