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CVE-2017-2991: Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 codec (related to…

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 38/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 95.2% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1) 24.0.0.221-158.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1) 24.0.0.221-158.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 codec (related to decompression). Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published
Feb 15, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
8.6% · 95th percentile

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Action score

38

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 8.6%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
adobeflash player
adobeflash player desktop runtime
applemac os x
googlechrome os
linuxlinux kernel
microsoftwindows
microsoftwindows 10
microsoftwindows 8.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier.

    • Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier.affected

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • adobe flash playerup to 24.0.0.194 inclusive
  • adobe flash player desktop runtimeup to 24.0.0.194 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6flash-pluginbefore 0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_80:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1flash-playerbefore 24.0.0.221-158.124.0.0.221-158.1

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-5119Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through…KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2015-3113Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before…KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2014-0497Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before…KEV
    99Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-2988Feb 15, 2017 · Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when performing garbage collection.
    40Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-2990Feb 15, 2017 · Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 decompression routine.
    38Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2017-2992Feb 15, 2017 · Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability when parsing an MP4 header.
    45Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:flash-plugin0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:6Package registry (OSV)
suse:flash-player24.0.0.221-158.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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