flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-02
Published Jan 11, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.08%
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability related to handling TCP connections.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≤ 24.0.0.186
Configuration 2
- ≤ 24.0.0.186
- ≤ 24.0.0.186
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 3
- ≤ 24.0.0.186
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:24.0.0.194-1.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flash-plugin
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:24.0.0.194-1.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0057 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flash-plugin | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.08% (0.05079) | 92.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.12% (0.05121) | 91.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01025) | 75.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.92% (0.03916) | 80.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01025) | 75.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 66.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 64.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 61.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 61.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 35.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.56% (0.05556) | 80.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.56% (0.05556) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0057.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95341 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037570 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2938 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411929 Issue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2938
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2938
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0057.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95341 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037570 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2938 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411929 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2938 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2938 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.