CVE-2017-2986 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 30.9% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 30.87% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | flash player |
| adobe | flash player desktop runtime |
| apple | mac os x |
| chrome os | |
| linux | linux kernel |
| microsoft | windows |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash - YUVPlane Decoding Heap Overflow | 2017-02-21 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96193
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41423/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96193
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41423/
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