CVE-2017-2995

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2995
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-15 06:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionAdobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability related to the MessageChannel class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-843 | Type Confusion

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Operating System Google Chrome Os - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 And Earlier. affected Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier. Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Flash Player Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Flash Player CVE-2017-2995 Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Security Bulletin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helpx.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-20) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710438 Gentoo Linux Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-20)

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