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CVE-2017-11225

An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a us

An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK metadata functionality. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack.

Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.05822
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules15 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

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redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
adobe flash player<= 27.0.0.183
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · psirt@adobe.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Dec 2017 · 06:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2018:1175-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2018:1437-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:3222Critical
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101837Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039778Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-33.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-13Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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