PT-2017-1241 · Adobe+3 · Flash Player+3

Published 2017-02-14 · Updated 2022-11-17 · CVE-2017-2995

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a type confusion vulnerability in the MessageChannel class of Adobe Flash Player. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The exploitation is due to memory corruption, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier, update to a version later than 24.0.0.194 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of the MessageChannel class until a patch is available. Restrict access to Adobe Flash Player to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Type Confusion

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1172

BDU:2017-00355

CVE-2017-2995

MGASA-2017-0075

RHSA-2017:0275

RHSA-2017_0275

SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1

ZDI-17-109

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Flash Player

Red Hat

Suse

References · 30

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0075 · Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2995 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2995 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-109 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0075.html · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2995 · Security Note
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2995 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2995 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00355 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96191 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037815 · Note