CVE-2017-2985
published 2017-02-15CVE-2017-2985: Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript 3 BitmapData class. Successful…
PriorityP264high8.8CVSS 3.1
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EXPLOIT
EPSS
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Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript 3 BitmapData class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | <= 24.0.0.194 | — |
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | <= 24.0.0.194 | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Exploit is delivered as a crafted SWF file triggering use-after-free in ActionScript 3 BitmapData bitmap filter application ↗
- →Target Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier; flag execution of flash-plugin on unpatched RHEL 5 systems (marked Will not fix) ↗
- ·Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will NOT receive a patch for flash-plugin; systems running this OS+package 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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GHSA
GHSA-cg93-xx8v-ph94: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-2985 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 GHSA-cg93-xx8v-ph94: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript 3 BitmapData class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
OSV
CVE-2017-2985: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
osv·2017-02-15·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-2985 [HIGH] CVE-2017-2985: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript 3 BitmapData class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-04
vendor_redhat·2017-02-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-2985 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-04
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the ActionScript 3 BitmapData class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Package: flash-plugin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2982 CVE-2017-2984 CVE-2017-2985 CVE-2017-2986 CVE-2017-2987 CVE-2017-2988 CVE-2017-2990 CVE-2017-2991 CVE-2017-2992 CVE-2017-2993 CVE-2017-2995 CVE-2017-2996 flash-plugin: multiple code exec
bugzilla·2017-02-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-2982 [HIGH] CVE-2017-2982 CVE-2017-2984 CVE-2017-2985 CVE-2017-2986 CVE-2017-2987 CVE-2017-2988 CVE-2017-2990 CVE-2017-2991 CVE-2017-2992 CVE-2017-2993 CVE-2017-2995 CVE-2017-2996 flash-plugin: multiple code exec
CVE-2017-2982 CVE-2017-2984 CVE-2017-2985 CVE-2017-2986 CVE-2017-2987 CVE-2017-2988 CVE-2017-2990 CVE-2017-2991 CVE-2017-2992 CVE-2017-2993 CVE-2017-2995 CVE-2017-2996 flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-04
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB17-04 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 APSB17-04:
These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2995).
These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2987).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2982, CVE-2017-2985, CVE-2017-2993, CVE-
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2017-02-15
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