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CVE-2017-3059

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3059 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.127 and earlier, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild (not in KEV) and no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential future interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 25.0.0.127CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 25.0.0.127CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 25.0.0.127CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 25.0.0.127CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0951 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:25.0.0.148-1.el6_9
View patch
adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3059Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-10

Apr 11, 2017

References

zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-17-246
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:0934
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-10.html
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201704-04
securityfocus.com / bid/97551
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038225