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CVE-2017-11281

Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the text handling function. Successful exploita

Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the text handling function. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. This affects 26.0.0.151 and earlier.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.60927
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules16 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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adobe flash player<= 26.0.0.151
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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dosAdobe Flash - Out-of-Bounds Memory Read in MP4 Parsingverified
dosAdobe Flash - Out-of-Bounds Write in MP4 Edge Processingverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 42781www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 42782www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.youtube.com · watch?v=CvmnUeza9zwwww.youtube.com
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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.
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
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
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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 NVD01 Dec 2017 · 08:29 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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rhsaRHSA-2017:2702Critical
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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/100710Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039314Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-28.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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