CVE-2017-11292
Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to
02 Description
Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-03. Federal remediation due 2022-03-24.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 11.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-10-21 05:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:55Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-07-13
- Assigning CNA
- adobe
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4c6e7f97da14cfe54c6c7bde1f196ec09e3888215f0150590e63dcc30915c763
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1039582http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039582
- helpx.adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-32.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201710-22https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-22
- www.securityfocus.com101286http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101286
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2899https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2899
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-11292
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- flashplugin-nonfree Fixed in 27.0.0.170ubuntu0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- flashplugin-nonfree Fixed in 27.0.0.170ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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