Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Player for Linux - CVE-2017-2991
Published: February 14, 2017 / Updated: July 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5810
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-2017-2991
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 a boundary error in Adobe Flash Player when processing malformed .swf files. 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
Smart-UPS SRT 5000
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
Smart-UPS SRT 5000
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2991
Install the latest version 24.0.0.221 from vendor's website.
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
- Microsoft security update for Adobe Flash Player
- Gentoo update for Adobe Flash Player
- Arch Linux update for lib32-flashplugin
- Arch Linux update for flashplugin
- SUSE Linux update for flash-player
- Red Hat update for flash-plugin
- Memory corruption in Schneider Electric Smart-UPS SRT 5000