CVE-2017-3099

flash-plugin: code execution issue fixed in APSB17-21

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Adobe Flash Player versions 26.0.0.131 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Action Script 3 raster data model. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Las versiones 26.0.0.131 y anteriores de Adobe Flash Player, presentan una vulnerabilidad explotable de corrupción de memoria en el modelo de datos ráster de Action Script 3. Una explotación con éxito conllevaría a la ejecución de código arbitraria.

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update upgrades Flash Player to version 26.0.0.137. 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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-02 CVE Reserved
2017-07-12 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99520	Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038845	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-21.html	2023-01-30

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1731	2023-01-30
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-15	2023-01-30
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3099	2017-07-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1469762	2017-07-12

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 Desktop Runtime Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime"	<= 26.0.0.131 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" and version " <= 26.0.0.131"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Desktop Runtime Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime"	<= 26.0.0.131 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" and version " <= 26.0.0.131"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Desktop Runtime Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime"	<= 26.0.0.131 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player Desktop Runtime" and version " <= 26.0.0.131"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.120 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.120"	edge	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.120 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.120"	edge	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.120 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.120"	internet_explorer	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.120 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.120"	internet_explorer	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.131 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.131"	chrome	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.131 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.131"	chrome	Affected	in	Google Search vendor "Google"	Chrome Os Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome Os"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.131 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.131"	chrome	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	<= 26.0.0.131 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " <= 26.0.0.131"	chrome	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe