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CVE-2017-2991

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 codec

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 codec (related to decompression). Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.01388
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

2
adobe flash player<= 24.0.0.194
adobe flash player desktop runtime<= 24.0.0.194
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
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
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · 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 NVD15 Feb 2017 · 06:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0523-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:0275Critical
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20Third Party Advisory
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