CVE-2017-2986
published 2017-02-15CVE-2017-2986: Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation…
PriorityP266high8.8CVSS 3.1
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Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. 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
- →Trigger condition is a malformed FLV file delivered via a SWF loader querying a `file=` parameter — monitor HTTP requests for .swf files with a `file=` query parameter pointing to .flv resources ↗
- →The vulnerability resides in YUVPlane decoding within the Flash Video (FLV) codec — heap overflow triggered during FLV playback; inspect Flash process heap anomalies during FLV media parsing ↗
- →Affected component is the FLV codec in Adobe Flash Player ≤ 24.0.0.194; flag or block execution of flash-plugin / Flash Player at or below this version ↗
- ·Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will NOT receive a fix for the flash-plugin package — systems 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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GHSA
GHSA-v2hm-3qvf-hf6w: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-2986 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-v2hm-3qvf-hf6w: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
OSV
CVE-2017-2986: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
osv·2017-02-15·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-2986 [HIGH] CVE-2017-2986: Adobe Flash Player versions 24
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. 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-2017-2986 [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 heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. 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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