flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-04
Published Feb 15, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.44%
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability related to the MessageChannel class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier. Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 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 24.0.0.194 and earlier. | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≤ 24.0.0.194
Configuration 2
- ≤ 24.0.0.194
- ≤ 24.0.0.194
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 3
- ≤ 24.0.0.194
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0275
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flash-plugin
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0275 |
| 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:H/A:H
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.44% (0.06439) | 93.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.46% (0.06462) | 92.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 8.87% (0.08869) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.08% (0.04085) | 87.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.62% (0.09617) | 88.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.08% (0.04085) | 87.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01334) | 86.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01334) | 85.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01334) | 83.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 84.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 65.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.39% (0.09393) | 86.77th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.39% (0.09393) | 86.62th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.39% (0.09393) | 94.01th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.39% (0.09393) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96191 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2995 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422237 Issue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2995
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2995
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96191 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2995 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422237 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2995 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2995 |
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