CVE-2017-2991 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier, specifically within the h264 codec's decompression process, affecting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker could achieve arbitrary code execution with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability received some media coverage and community discussion at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 24.0.0.194CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 24.0.0.194CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 24.0.0.194CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 24.0.0.194CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.