CVE-2017-2997 (GCVE-0-2017-2997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-14 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:09
VLAI
Summary
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the Primetime TVSDK that supports customizing ad information. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Buffer Overflow / Underflow
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.221 and earlier. Affected: Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.221 and earlier.
Date Public
2017-03-14 00:00
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