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CVE-2017-2992

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2992 is a critical heap overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier, triggered by parsing a malicious MP4 header, affecting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it allows for arbitrary code execution with low attack complexity and no user interaction beyond visiting a malicious site. While not on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
32.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-41420 · Feb 21, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3268 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 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 (3)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: flash-plugin

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-2992Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-04

Feb 14, 2017

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-20
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/41420
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/96193
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037815
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry