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CVE-2017-3106

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3106 is a critical type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 26.0.0.137 and earlier, affecting systems running Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat products. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), allows for arbitrary code execution through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, such as opening a malicious SWF file. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-42480) exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 26.0.0.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 26.0.0.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
22.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-42480 · Aug 17, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2231 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 14,824 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:26.0.0.151-1.el6_9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3106Critical

flash-plugin: Remote Code Execution due to Type Confusion issue fixed in APSB17-23

Aug 8, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2457
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-23.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201709-16
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42480
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/100190
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039088
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry