CVE-2017-2988 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 18.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when performing garbage collection. 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 | 18.1% — more likely to be exploited than 97% 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 - SWF Stack Corruption | 2017-02-21 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190
- 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/41421/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190
- 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/41421/
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