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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2017-2986

CVE-2017-2986

HIGH8.8

Adobe Flash Player versions 24

Published Feb 15, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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.

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.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2986

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41423/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 15, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2017-2986 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence