CVE-2017-2997
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the Primetime TVSDK that supports customizing ad information. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | - | not-affected | |
| windows | - | not-affected | |
| macos | - | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | {"endIncluding":"24.0.0.221"} | |
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | {"endIncluding":"24.0.0.221"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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