#VU7022 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-3079 

 

#VU7022 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2017-3079

Published: June 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7022
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3079
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit 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. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.

Remediation

Update to version 26.0.0.120 or 26.0.0.126.

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