CVE-2017-11225 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK metadata functionality of Adobe Flash Player versions 27.0.0.183 and earlier, impacting products across Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction and can lead to arbitrary code execution, control-flow hijack, or information leaks. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100 indicate a significant threat. Despite no public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 27.0.0.183CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 27.0.0.183CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.