PT-2017-2315 · Adobe+2 · Flash Player+2

Published 2017-06-13 · Updated 2018-10-02 · CVE-2017-3083

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK functionality of Adobe Flash Player, specifically concerning the profile metadata of the media stream. This vulnerability could allow for arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not provided. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier, update to a version later than 25.0.0.171 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Primetime SDK functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to media streams with potentially malicious profile metadata to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1727

ALT-PU-2018-2414

BDU:2017-01513

CVE-2017-3083

MGASA-2017-0172

RHSA-2017:1439

RHSA-2017_1439

ZDI-17-406

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Flash Player

Red Hat

References · 15

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-17.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-15 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01513 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0172 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3083 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-406 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0172.html · Security Note
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1439 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3083 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21083 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038655 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99023 · Note