CVE-2017-2983 describes an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player versions 12.2.7.197 and earlier. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), could allow an attacker to achieve escalation of privilege if a user is tricked into opening a malicious file. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is readily available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.2.7.197CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.