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CVE-2017-3071

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3071 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to arbitrary code execution. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for abuse. It is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and is considered inactive on the Hot List.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 25.0.0.163CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 25.0.0.148CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 25.0.0.148CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 25.0.0.148CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 25.0.0.148CPE 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
6.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0621 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (2)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:25.0.0.171-1.el6_9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3071Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-15

May 9, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1219
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-15.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201705-12
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98347
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038427
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry