CVE-2017-3073 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier, affecting various operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to arbitrary code execution, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation (KEV) is reported, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential impact and the importance of patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 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.