Use-after-free error in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-11215
Published: November 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9197
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11215
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 weakness exists due to a use-after-free error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
SUSE Linux
Google Chrome
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Windows
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
SUSE Linux
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11215
Update to version 27.0.0.187.
Google Chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
- Microsoft Windows update for Adobe Flash
- Arch Linux update for flashplugin
- Arch Linux update for lib32-flashplugin
- Red Hat update for Adobe Flash Player
- Gentoo update for Adobe Flash Player
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
- OpenSUSE Linux update for Chromium
- OpenSUSE Linux update for Chromium
- SUSE Linux update for chromium