CVE-2017-2988
Adobe Flash - SWF Stack Corruption
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Adobe Flash Player, versiones 24.0.0.194 y anteriores, tienen una vulnerabilidad explotable de corrupción de memoria cuando se realiza la recolección de elementos no utilizados. La explotación exitosa podría conducir a la ejecución de código arbitrario.
The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update upgrades Flash Player to version 24.0.0.221. Security Fix: This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin listed in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2016-12-02 CVE Reserved
- 2017-02-15 CVE Published
- 2017-02-18 First Exploit
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815 | Broken Link |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/141160 | 2017-02-18 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41421 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html | 2022-11-17 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html | 2022-11-17 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 | 2022-11-17 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2988 | 2017-02-15 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422237 | 2017-02-15 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | chrome |
Affected
| in | Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | chrome |
Affected
| in | Google Search vendor "Google" | Chrome Os Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome Os" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | chrome |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | chrome |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | edge |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | edge |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | internet_explorer |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | internet_explorer |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Desktop Runtime Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | - |
Affected
| in | Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Desktop Runtime Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
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| Adobe Search vendor "Adobe" | Flash Player Desktop Runtime Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" | <= 24.0.0.194 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" and version " <= 24.0.0.194" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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