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CVE-2017-3000

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3000 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier, impacting products across Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft due to a flaw in its random number generator's constant blinding. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to high confidentiality impact. While not actively exploited or listed in CISA's KEV catalog, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, though no public exploit code is currently available.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
8.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0836 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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-0:25.0.0.127-1.el6_8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: flash-plugin

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3000Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-07

Mar 14, 2017

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201703-02
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96862
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037994
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry