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CVE-2017-2938

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2938 is a security bypass vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft due to its handling of TCP connections. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, to achieve high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is unavailable. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 24.0.0.186CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 24.0.0.186CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 24.0.0.186CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 24.0.0.186CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0508 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:24.0.0.194-1.el6_8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: flash-plugin

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-2938Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-02

Jan 10, 2017

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0057.html
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-20
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95341
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037570
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry