Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-3080

 

Security restrictions bypass in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-3080

Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: July 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7393
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3080
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, bypass security restrictions and obtain potentially sensitive information the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Affected software

Adobe Flash Player
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3080

Update to version 26.0.0.137.


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