HIGH
flash-plugin: Remote Code Execution due to Type Confusion issue fixed in APSB17-23
Published Aug 11, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 22.31%
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 26.0.0.137 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability when parsing SWF files. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
-
- Version 26.0.0.137 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Systems Incorporated | Flash Player | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
Configuration 2
AND
- ≤ 26.0.0.137
Configuration 3
AND
OR
- ≤ 26.0.0.137
- ≤ 26.0.0.137
Running on/with
OR
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 4
AND
- ≤ 26.0.0.137
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:26.0.0.151-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2457
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:26.0.0.151-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2457 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
8.8 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
22.31% 0.22311
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.22311
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.31% (0.22311) | 97.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.31% (0.22311) | 97.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 53.47% (0.53468) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 64.80% (0.64798) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 45.70% (0.45697) | 97.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 41.79% (0.41792) | 97.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 49.55% (0.49548) | 97.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2024 | 41.64% (0.41642) | 97.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 36.81% (0.36814) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 31.15% (0.31152) | 96.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 33.28% (0.33278) | 96.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 27.75% (0.27750) | 96.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 30.53% (0.30528) | 96.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 33.97% (0.33971) | 96.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 35.20% (0.35197) | 96.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 21.01% (0.21007) | 95.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 11.96% (0.11961) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.93% (0.09932) | 93.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.26% (0.09264) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 41.58% (0.41581) | 98.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 41.58% (0.41581) | 97.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 35.20% (0.35202) | 97.92th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 35.20% (0.35202) | 98.93th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 35.20% (0.35202) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100190 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039088 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2457 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3106 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1479887 Issue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-23.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3106
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3106
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42480/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100190 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039088 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2457 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3106 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1479887 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-23.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3106 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3106 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42480/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Aug 11, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Dec 2, 2016
Link CVE-2017-3106
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a