#VU6200 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-3061
Published: April 11, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6200
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3061
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player
Software vendor:
Adobe
Adobe
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious content. A remote unauthenticated 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 this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.
Remediation
Update to version 25.0.0.148.