CVE-2017-2998 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier, specifically within the Primetime TVSDK API's timeline interactions, affecting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it's not listed in the KEV catalog, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive Hot List status.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 24.0.0.221CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 24.0.0.221CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 24.0.0.221CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 24.0.0.221CPE 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.