CVE-2017-2931
published 2017-01-11CVE-2017-2931: Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability related to the parsing of SWF metadata. Successful…
PriorityP264high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
21.14%
97.3th percentile
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability related to the parsing of SWF metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | <= 24.0.0.186 | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Trigger is a specially crafted SWF file with malicious metadata; inspect SWF files for anomalous or oversized metadata sections that may trigger out-of-bounds reads during parsing. ↗
- →Target Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier; flag or block execution of Flash Player at or below this version string. ↗
- ·Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will not receive a fix for the flash-plugin package; environments running RHEL 5 with Flash remain permanently exposed. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-02
vendor_redhat·2017-01-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-2931 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-02
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-02
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability related to the parsing of SWF metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Package: flash-plugin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
GHSA
GHSA-3j7g-gwmc-fxrx: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-2931 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-3j7g-gwmc-fxrx: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability related to the parsing of SWF metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
OSV
CVE-2017-2931: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
osv·2017-01-11·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-2931 [HIGH] CVE-2017-2931: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability related to the parsing of SWF metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
No detection rules found.
Zscaler
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2925 CVE-2017-2926 CVE-2017-2927 CVE-2017-2928 CVE-2017-2930 CVE-2017-2931 CVE-2017-2932 CVE-2017-2933 CVE-2017-2934 CVE-2017-2935 CVE-2017-2936 CVE-2017-2937 CVE-2017-2938 flash-plugin: mult
bugzilla·2017-01-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-2925 [HIGH] CVE-2017-2925 CVE-2017-2926 CVE-2017-2927 CVE-2017-2928 CVE-2017-2930 CVE-2017-2931 CVE-2017-2932 CVE-2017-2933 CVE-2017-2934 CVE-2017-2935 CVE-2017-2936 CVE-2017-2937 CVE-2017-2938 flash-plugin: mult
CVE-2017-2925 CVE-2017-2926 CVE-2017-2927 CVE-2017-2928 CVE-2017-2930 CVE-2017-2931 CVE-2017-2932 CVE-2017-2933 CVE-2017-2934 CVE-2017-2935 CVE-2017-2936 CVE-2017-2937 CVE-2017-2938 flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-02
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB17-02 for Adobe Flash Player describes multiple flaws that can possibly lead to code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.
Quoting from the APSB17-02:
These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2017-2938).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2932, CVE-2017-2936, CVE-2017-2937).
These updates resolve heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code exec
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0057.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95350http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037570https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41608/http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0057.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95350http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037570https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41608/
2017-01-11
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