Use-after-free error in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Player for Linux - CVE-2017-2994

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Use-after-free error in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Player for Linux - CVE-2017-2994

Published: February 14, 2017 / Updated: April 19, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5804
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2994
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in Adobe Flash Player when processing PSDKEvent objects. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Affected software

Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-2994

Install the latest version 24.0.0.221 from vendor's website.


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