#VU6440 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-3068

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#VU6440 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-3068

Published: May 9, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6440
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-2017-3068
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.

Remediation

Update to version 25.0.0.171.

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